When we visited my in-laws this summer, John's mom gave us a folder containing some of John's old school papers. I don't know how old John was when he drew this, nor do I know exactly what the assignment was. I only know that I love this picture.
I love the hat. I love the arms. I love the serious expression. I'm not sure if he's running or directing traffic; it doesn't really matter. I'm so curious about the vehicle. Is it the police car? Is it on fire? Has it been in some terrible accident? Is that its headlight or a nose? I love the fact that it looks a lot like John's first Anglia. And I love the all-capital block-printed name. My sweet husband was once a young boy, perhaps with dreams of being a policeman when he grew up.
Do you have childhood art saved, either yours, your spouse's, or your child's?
Thanks for simple colored childhood art.
I love the hat. I love the arms. I love the serious expression. I'm not sure if he's running or directing traffic; it doesn't really matter. I'm so curious about the vehicle. Is it the police car? Is it on fire? Has it been in some terrible accident? Is that its headlight or a nose? I love the fact that it looks a lot like John's first Anglia. And I love the all-capital block-printed name. My sweet husband was once a young boy, perhaps with dreams of being a policeman when he grew up.
Do you have childhood art saved, either yours, your spouse's, or your child's?
Thanks for simple colored childhood art.
Great picture - looks like a policeman and police car (note the star on the door) to me.
ReplyDeleteJohn's picture is beautiful -- what a treasure! I don't have any of my own or my husband's art but I do have some special pieces of my daughter's and lots of walls covered in artwork by my granddaughter!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool -- just love these memories! I made over-size folders for each of my children when they started pre-school & tucked away almost every piece of artwork or homework paper they brought home. That got to be too much, so I became more selective in what I kept, but didn't always date papers, which was a big mistake. Anyway, a few years ago, I created albums for both adult children as a Christmas present, covering pre-birth through pre-marriage. I went through those old folders and chose very special school papers, scanned & resized them for those albums. It was so much fun being able to add those special papers.
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