My Family

Anna Lin made this picture for me the other day. I sat at the table watching her draw it. First she drew Momma, then Daddy, then Zak, Spencer and Noah. She pointed out who everyone was. "This is Momma. This is Daddy. This is Zak. This is Spence and this is Noah" Then she held it out, look at it and declared, "my family." My heart was exploding with joy over how she has come to be our daughter. I said to her, "But there is a problem." She looked at me, eyebrows furrowed, "What?" "Someone is missing," I said. "You are not in the picture and you are part of the family." She smiled then looked puzzled. There just was not a lot of space left in the picture. Where would she go. Oh ever so clever is my Anna Lin. She said to me, "Can I be the baby and you hold me?" I smiled and said, "Yes, you can be a baby and I will hold you." So, she drew my little arms and put herself right inside them. I personally think that is such a wonderful place for her to be. :-) She then found a Chiquita Banana sticker from our bananas and wanted to put it on there for a job well done!

Later she drew another picture. This time we turned the page horizontally. She drew momma, daddy, herself and the boys. Then she added Grandma Jeri and Grandpa Ray. She said she would like to include Uncle Dave, Aunt Kelly and the girls but didn't have room. Too sweet.