Two very differant Artists

Two versions of Turkeys:

Logan's

Cooper's

Two version of abstract Random:

Logan (4 combined pieces)

Cooper's Rorschach Test

Artwork from April to June 2009

Today was the last day of school, my baby is in Kindergarten now...!

These were our Mother's Day and Father's Day pictures!

December Artwork

A labor of love...

This Christmas I made a few homemade ornaments as gifts. It was fun to do and to look back and pick my favorite pictures. I haven't finished the ornaments for my boys, but these wall stars(that I just finished today), are a larger example of what I made for Mac, Cole, Lexie, Camyrn, Aimee, Jeannene, and my mom.

My goal is to finish their ornaments in the next week or so...then I'm on to a much more detailed star project that I think may take some time to finish.

Pre-K Christmas Party

This morning was Cooper's class Christmas Party. It was similiar to our Halloween party, as we did lots of crafts. We even had a special visit from Santa. MacKenzie walked right up to him no problems, she's not shy. Cooper and Logan on the other hand needed a little time to warm up. They wouldn't sit on his lap, so I put a chair next to the big guy in red, and things were much better. I couldn't choose which picture to put up for Cooper, so I decided on both. Once in his chair, Cooper and Santa had a good laugh together and talked about what Cooper wanted for Christmas. Cooper whispered something, and told Santa not to tell. I'll have to email him later to find out what he said. Logan would NOT go near Santa without me. I told him that Santa passed Mama's background check. So, here we are talking with Santa together. Logan gave him High 5's and even a hug. It's nice to know I'm still needed for somethings.
MacKenzie asked Santa for some Real make-up and a new baby stuffed elephant.
Lot's of crafts to do....Cooper was working on his frosting tree,
(Cooper finished project.) while Logan took a chance to do some watercolor painting. MacKenzie went to work on some foam ornaments.

The class got together to sing "We wish you a Merry Christmas." They used instruments to keep the beat. Logan was off stealing cookies and juice.

Once the marching started Logan joined the whole group.
And finally one last picture with Santa.

Once again we had a good time and made lots of new crafts.

Thank you to our wonderful teachers. Merry Christmas!

Thanksgiving Hat

Today was the last day of school before Thanksgiving break, and my little man displayed his new hat he made at school. I just love his brown eyes!

Happy Pilgram man.

Thanksgiving Crafting Week

The Twiddy Turkey.Tonight for Family Night we finished Cooper's Turkey that we started on Halloween. It was a group effort. Cooper provided his foot, and 2 sets of hands, Logan sat mostly still to provide 1 set of hands, I provided 1 set of hands, and James just one hand. He did do the hard work of tracing Logan's hands while I tried to keep them still, and he did lift Cooper up on the table so I could trace his foot. After that, it was mostly me cutting and putting it all together.

This year MacKenzie was our master crafter. Above, Mac's Rainbow Turkey's, and Below, her T.P. Roll Pilgram. She did most of this project on her own...

Last week Cooper brought home a featherless turkey. He didn't get a chance to finish it with his class, because he had to go to Speech Therapy. So, we had the chance to finish it at home. I knew storing feathers in my craft bag would come in handy one day.I asked Cooper's teacher if they any extra, so that MacKenzie could make one too.
She made sure that she had at least 1 feather of every color on her turkey.
Cooper brought home another unfinished turkey to trace and color.
Logan decided that he wanted to color it for him.

Finally, last but not least, a cornucopia from school. I can only appreciate the process this must have taken to get 15 kids to complete. We love the artwork Cooper brings home.

Thank you Cooper's wonderful teachers!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thankgiving Social...

Today we went to a Thanksgiving Potluck w/ Cooper's class @ school. We got to see the Turkey with all the family feathers on it. It was so cool. Cooper's feather is in the top right corner.

Below is a closer view.

We were also able to enjoy a yummy Thanksgiving lunch with all the trimmings. Here's a picture of all us mid-mouthfull.
Afterwards we had time to talk with the other parents, while the kids played with the toys.
LJ found the books and a little couch to sit and relax.
Cooper had fun with all the musical instruments...at one point, he was playing marching band with a few of his friends.
The Smith family used to have a tradition of the men doing the dishes after a holiday meal, I didn't have to ask Cooper, he just started doing them on his own...good boy!

We had lots of fun at this month's get together. Thank you, Ms.Deanna, Ms. Erin & Ms. Karlan.