Thanksgiving Thankfulness

All three boys have the H1N1 flu, and Randy and Aiden have secondary infections with fevers. Aiden has been to the Doctor twice and Randy has been to the hospital. Mom is exhausted and ready to throw in the towel. Or not .... Aiden has requested that we still have a Thanksgiving dinner. Buck up Buttercup ... pull up the bootstraps and make it happen. Use this adorable creation that was left on your desk chair as inspiration.

Summer

Here is a little taste of summertime for you to enjoy .....

Michigan my Michigan .....

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.