wordless wednesday

liam has struggled somewhat with fine motor skills, to the point that he even saw an occupational therapist for a few months last year to work on things like pencil grips and threading beads. even as recently as this past summer, he wasn't interested in the least in any kind of art activity, and i knew it was because he hated having to hold a crayon or marker for an extended period of time. but something has apparently clicked recently (yet more confirmation that we made the right decision in waiting to start kindergarten) and his current favorite center at preschool is the writing center. he jumped into the car at pick-up yesterday, bursting at the seams to pull his artwork out of his bag to give to me. more than any fancy activity he's done, i'll cherish this one, because he made it with no guidance or suggestions -- he just did it "because i wanted to." (and in case you were wondering, that's the two of us in a rocket ship among three circular clouds.)