Our Little Corner: Budding Artists

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Budding Artists

Remember the art classes Boo & Sweet Pea attended in July? They had their art show on Friday afternoon. Daddy worked late Thursday so he could leave a bit early to attend the show. Grannie came for a little bit. We were incredibly proud of our girls' work. The instructor did an amazing job of displaying every one's art work & categorizing copies of it in a binder.

The instructor also explained to us many of the different things the children were taught. Some of these were how & where to find inspiration, how to begin & then expand upon a painting, using words or phrases for inspiration, drawing using a model, and experimenting w/various colors & textures.

Wall of Art

Boo's self-portrait is on the bottom left corner.

S.P.'s Painting of Tucker & Tinkerbelle

'My Life' by Sweet Pea

Boo's Painting

New Planet

The children were asked to paint a new planet & creatures using their imaginations.

The Other Half

This is the other 1/2 of the wall display.

Budding Artist

E-boy was inspired by all the art around him. The instructor lent him some crayons & paper & he happily colored until it was time to go home. In this picture he drew a helicopter, a sun, a cloud & an airplane.

'Flower in Space' & 'Garden'

Sweet Artist & Painting

Learning to Draw Lines

Sweet Pea wasn't happy with this but her teacher & I encouraged her reminding her that this was her first try. I, liked the lines myself.

Bursting My Buttons!

Sweet Pea's painting was chosen for the cover! We are extremely proud!

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Boo & Sweet Pea did excellent work & it was a great experience to see their work displayed in true artist form. E-boy is already looking forward to next summer when he can take a class too!

P.S. The next day I bought them each a sketch book & will give them to the girls with their new school supplies when we have our treasure hunt. It will be neat to see what they choose to sketch in the coming weeks.

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SUMMERTIME 2012

2012

It was a year full of learning not only educational-wise but life lessons too. We have come to treasure those we love more than ever. Family time is to be savored and memories to be created and viewed as priceless. And our Lord is to be praised, trusted & loved.

We are enjoying our summer. It is full to overflowing with VBS volunteering & attending, Taekwondo, park playdates, gardening, Staycation, camp, birthday parties, visits from loved ones, adventures & day trips, friends, outdoor fun, swimming, summer treats, church & lots of trips to the library. It is wonderful to have some time to renew & relax.

OUR 12th YEAR

It is hard to believe we are in our 12th year of homeschooling. Where does the time go? It seems as if I should feel like an expert by now. But that's not the case. I learn more every year & always look forward to the opportunity to grow.

This year we have made some big changes. At first I was a little cautious wondering how we would handle this. But God has been amazingly gracious. We have made many new & wonderful friends. Even with cutting back our schedule is full to overflowing with fantastic & fun opportunities & experiences.

I look forward to seeing what more God has in store for us this year and sharing it with you, our friends & family.

Summer, Here We Come!

We are winding down our school year. We've finished our co-op studies & had our last classes of the year. AWANA is almost over as well as TKD. The spring soccer season is in full swing. Soon summer will be here. Swimming, park days, field trips, VBS, popsicles, gardening, bike rides & fun with friends are things we are all looking forward to. We will be doing some fun studies over the summer as well. Some we have already begun!
As always our days are full to the brim. Many like to comment that Dave & I have our hands full. I agree. Our hands & lives are full of fun, laughter, learning & growing. I wouldn't trade it for the world.

A New School Year

School has begun! It isn't officially fall here yet but our fall activities have started. We are now back in AWANA, Wednesday night groups, Sunday school, soccer, homeschool & 2 family learning co-ops. This week we have added Taekwando to our schedule. Yes, we are busy! On top it all off I am co-leading our large, church homeschool support group. We kicked off the new school year with a picnic. It was an amazing time & lots of fun was had though the weather tried it's best to ruin it. God prevailed!

This year we have a 9th grader (How did we get to high school already?), a 6th grader, a 3rd grader and one in Kindergarten. And don't forget our little toddler!!!! As many like to comment yes, we have our hands full. Our hands are full of blessings, of life and of love. Some days bring more challenges & tough times but through it all we grow stronger & closer.

Announcement *

She is here! Safe & sound & BEAUTIFUL! We are all wrapped around her little fingers. Our little princess arrived on
April 6 at 8:06a.m. by C-section. She surprised us all by weighing only 7lbs. 9oz. We had expected her to be at least 9lbs. based on the ultrasounds. She is also 19.5 inches long. A little peanut!
As you can see from some of her hospital photos she is already learning to accessorize. Lol. The nursery nurses at the hospital stuck a pink bow in her hair. I love it!
I will not be publishing her real name on my blog due to safety reasons, (just like I have done for my older children), but if you'd like to know feel free to email me privately and I'd be happy to share.