Drawing Dragons

We were driving to the park today and Madisen leaned over the seat and picked up a piece of paper. It was a drawing of a dragon she had drawn in her primary class the day before. I asked her about it. And she told me that they had a few minutes left in class yesterday that they had a drawing contest. And everyone voted on which one they liked.

If you don't know Madisen very well, she is an exceptional drawer. She draws way better at her age then I do at 32. She has never had any drawing or art classes yet, however she does a lot of 3D pictures which I didn't learn till I was a teenager!

Anyway so she showed me her dragon picture and it was awesome! I asked her who won the drawing contest. She was a little hesitant to tell me but finally real quietly she said she won.

I was like Awesome! I asked her about the other drawings of dragons in the class and this is where she busted up. She starts telling me the other dragons were like stick figures or looked like elephants or dogs! She then got modest again, and said, "But you know the boys all tried. And everyone liked Linden's dragon too. Her cousin taught her to draw one and she had drawn it many times she said." Madisen has 4 boys in her class and 4 girls I believe.

Madisen then said something like, "The boys in my class asked me if I had ever drawn a dragon before and I told them no. They were surprised at how good it was without ever drawing one before."

As a mom it is so great to see her blooming and blossoming! Watching her gain confidence in herself and seeing her recognize her talents is a wonderful thing. We love her so much. And although at times we may be a little tougher on her than her sisters it's because we know she can achieve great things in her life, she just needs a little push. I hope she always continues to strengthen her talents and share them with the world!