My little artist...

Avery just drew a VERY good house...on his comforter. He was playing in his room, and I knew he was tired, so I just ignored him..hoping he'd sleep. He came out here after about five minutes very excited and said "Mommy, come see what I drew! Close your eyes Mommy...it's a suprise!" So I walk into his room with my eyes half-closed (it kills be how kids don't realize when you're really only squinting) and TADA ..
The greatest house he's ever drawn is there, in orange marker, all over the comforter!
My first reaction is to get wide-eyed and say "Avery, what in the world were you thinking drawing on your blanket? That is NOT ok!" And then I saw the picture. Seriously, a greatly drawn house. And I decided that really, I don't want to discourage him from developing his artistic side. He's a boy who loves to color and draw and it's a side of him that I would really like to nurture. But, come on, when Momma is a neat freak you can't color on stuff like that! Anyways, I praised him on how well he had drawn his house but told him that next time he needed to come and ask me for more paper because drawing directly on the bed was unacceptable, and he knew that. He's now crying in his bedroom and incredibly upset with me but, what can you do? Actually, come to think of it, he's being a little TOO quiet. I might find some more artistry when I return...

Update: Sooo I was right. I went in and there was marker on his pillow, more on the comforter and on his wall. I made him wash the wall himself and he cried the whole darn time about how I was making him ruin his house lol.

Update number two: The pictures....