A Beautiful Bee

This afternoon I was outside watering the lawn, and the kids were sitting on the back porch coloring.  Tessie has been really into writing letters lately, and asking us how to spell words constantly.  While I was working she kept calling me over to show me her drawings, and I smiled and told her what a good job she was doing.  Then I was caught completely by surprise.  The next drawing I leaned over to look at was of a bee, with the word BEE written perfectly above it.  She hadn't asked me how to spell it, or for any help at all.  The only words I have seen her write on her own are her name, Bubbi, Mom, and Dad.  And all of those took practice with us helping her for a while before she started doing it on her own.  I was speechless, and so proud.  Tessie shone like the sun.  She was so proud of herself, it was beautiful.