My Artist

Sophie turned seven today and gave me the best gift - this portrait she drew of me.

My Artist

I’m not just saying this because I’m her mom, but the girl has genuine talent. The proportions are actually right, she got my hair texture, and she even included my nose ring. I may have teared up a little.

She’s been drawing constantly lately - on napkins, homework papers, the back of Marcus’s work printouts (sorry babe). But this one she worked on for weeks in secret, asking me to ‘sit still for reference’ without telling me why. The concentration on her face while she worked was something else.

It’s going right on the kitchen wall next to her other masterpieces. Marcus jokes that our fridge gallery is getting more competitive than the Met, but honestly? I’m here for it. This kid amazes me every single day.

Seven years ago she made me a mom. Today she made me feel like a work of art. Happy birthday to my beautiful, talented, endlessly surprising little girl.