Yes, this is very helpful. I think I've been going about it in the wrong way -- the words keep getting in the way of the drawings I want to do. I'm going to take a photo of one of the pages of words, just to show you how creative this kid is with writing... it's a hysterical story!

That would be GREAT! I can really use the help! I'll email you the story later -- my babypool is calling!!!

“I Just Wanna Have Some Fun!” Rita Hardley was the butler of a very rich, wealthy family. The Rockers family was all about money! Money was their life. Living in a mansion was wicked awesome, but having no fun at all was extremely boring. Rita was all about having a great time, but whenever she tried to have fun…. BOOM! At least one member of the Rockers family would stop her. Whenever Rita tried to throw a massive party when the family was out, the awesome, wonderful fun would become boring as school… well, maybe a little less boring than SCHOOL. Rita tried to make chores a lot more fun, like when she played basketball with all the dirty dishes. She brought all the plates outside by the fifteen foot tall basketball hoop, and tried to throw all the dishes into the hoop, hoping the dirty dirt would fall off onto the ground. GOOD TIMES, GOOD TIMES! Rita hoped to quit, but she wanted the money and thought that living in a very big, expensive mansion was a once in a lifetime chance. But would Rita ever have a chance to have big fun like a kid again? Hopefully, she would. On a beautiful, bright sunny morning, the eight kids of the big family were playing catch with an egg… I think it’s called Egg Toss. Roger, the fourth kid in the family, had to take a three hour shower because he got smothered in that yellow stuff called yolk. Rita though that it looked mad fun! “You know what, Rita, I’m going to go out there and have some fun in life,” Rita said to herself courageously. Rita tip-toed in to the living room where Mr. Ricky Rocker was having a cup of warm coffee and reading the newspaper. …to be continued…

Ok, that was the first page of the story. It's written by a child, and from a child's perspective, but I love it. Whaddya think???