Dallin is such a sweet big brother. A couple of weeks ago we discussed the merits of buying vs making a gift for his sister's birthday. We decided that he would make her a bookmark using some art supplies on hand. He put it off and off until the night before her birthday when he panicked at the realization that he hadn't made her gift yet and it was bedtime. He begged for a special dispensation on bedtime, at least long enough to make her gift. Then he argued with me over making a bookmark because she can't yet read and so she doesn't need one. I was very frustrated at this point, when he came up with the idea on his own to make her a book to go with her bookmark and then he would show her how to use the bookmark. At that point I would have said yes to nearly anything, so off he went to get to work. I told him that because of the late nature of the project he could not use glue, only stickers, crayons, and markers. I helped him fold his piece of paper, find the stickers for her initials, and then went off to take care of dishes. He asked me how to spell a few words and I was very curious about what he was writing. This is the final product.
