Chalk on black

Back to school and for Aiden a new classroom, new teachers, and new friends. One of the things he is most looking forward to this year is art class -- they get to use a sketchbook and so more indepth art. This one was done in the classroom, not art class, as a break from all of the transitioning, and assessments.

Summer in a nutshell

One piece of artwork for the whole summer? You guessed it! We've made art, written stories, done math and social studies. We did a study with some friends of our local area, and did activities surrounding that. We've eaten fruit, grown a garden, and visited a farmer's market to see where we get local fruit and vegies.

And we've also been swimming, ridden bikes, played in the sun, and a whole bunch of other things that kept me from my scanner and computer to share iamges.

Enjoy this one and consider it a synopsis of our wild and wonderful summer!

Stare into our future 2009

Somewhere over the rainbow

If I had to guess, I'd say that rainbows are Aiden's second favorite thing to draw. He's loved them since the first time I helped him draw one. He told me once that the colors make him happy. And such a beautiful drawing makes us happy too, Aiden.

..... and a funeral

Eight days (and one fish addition later in each tank), we have crying and a little "art therapy" for my little man. He drew this one all on his own ... so he can "keep track of who had died, Mom".

Fish picture 'cuz we got some

Aiden drew this picture of fish to celebrate the new fish tank that he and Keegan each have in their respective rooms. They each have one fish in thier tank, becuase only one can be added at a time, lest we get fish illness and wipe them all out. So, this lovely rendition is what it will look like in the future. Except our fish are all colored, not black. And our water will never be that crystal blue. You get the drift, though.

A song about heaven

At our church's Creative Activities camp at the end of June, we learned a wonderful song that spells out the letters J-E-S-U-S with a special thing about Jesus for each item. I can't tell you the tune of it becuase it was written by a brilliant songwriter in our church, and the tune is not a copy of something I can refer you to. Let's just say it is an awesome song, and if you see any of us in person, we'd be happy to sing it for you. Aiden wrote his own version that lacks perfection with the tune, but achieves highly on originality, heart, and praise!! The words go like this:

H is for the holy you send
E is for the entire world you made
A is for the abyss at the bottom of the sea
V is for the variety of animals you made
E is for the effect in our world
N is for the net of love you carry around us
H-E-A-V-E-N equals heaven!