Summer Projects!

Summer Projects!

A hole in the house? Grandpa recently added a new window to the basement of our home.   He did an amazing job!   A huge hole! The new window is in place. The trim and finish work are done. The new window has added so much  light to the kids' playroom.   Thanks Dad!  We love it!!! ************************************************** A new fence.... in stages. Stage 1:  Teresa's Dad helped her dig and cement in the new posts. The old fence was nearly falling dow n!   Stage 2: The brackets and supports were added. Stage 3: Down comes the old fence!  Hurray!! Stage 4:  We had 5 yards of dirt delivered, and then moved it up inside the new fence. Stage 5: With the help of some wonderful, hard-working friends...  the new fence boards went up! Stage 6:   The final touches! We're very excited about the extra yard space,  added privacy and beautiful new fence! Thank you to everyone that helped us with this huge project!!! *******************************************************************

“A picture says a thousand words...”

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At our house art is a constant flow of energy.  A child's artwork depicts their perception of the world around them, and art is a medium through which a child expresses her thoughts, feelings and fantasies.   

"Art is your emotions flowing in a river of imagination." ~Devin, Los Cerros

Our girls dive in with extreme concentration and care.  It is fascinating to watch them.

The challenge is how not to ruin it for our children, by providing models and asking "What is it?" This causes frustration when they can't live up to our examples, and a loss of confidence when they realize that we don't know exactly what they were trying to create.

"Good art is not what it looks like, but what it does to us."  ~Roy Adzak

"As an artist, all I need is my paints and brushes - and someone to drag me away when the canvas is done." ~Pablo Picasso


So for now we try to expose them to as many different mediums as we can.

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Jayden's Project Fair

Jayden recently had a Curriculum Night and Project Fair at her school.  She did her project on the Tasmanian Devil...

Jayden is fascinated by the fact that their jaws are so strong that they can bite through bone.  She likes to tell people that the Tasmanian Devil eats the whole animal~ bones, skin, hair, and all!  Did you know that their favorite food is the Wombat?