Wordless Wednesday

She just might be...

...an artist when she grows up. We were on our way to the park for a playdate this morning when M shouted to me that she had drawn me a picture. Below is what she showed me, and I about ran off the road. I held it and took a picture with my cell phone while I was driving. I know plenty about educational milestones but nothing about art.


I was very impressed with her artistic ability due to the fact that we haven't worked with her on people, only shapes. We take this little doodle pro with us when we go out to eat. Chad will draw pictures for her, but we haven't shown her how to add eyes or a mouth or limbs. Art is one area where I really wish I had talent. After C went to bed, she and I spent an hour drawing pictures of each other, our family, dinosaurs, and our neighbor's dog. She also made a birthday picture for her daddy.


Here's the picture she drew today. I'll post the picture she drew for Chad over the weekend.

Crafty

We sometimes watch the Goodnight Show on Sprout before M goes to bed. Between shows they sometimes do a craft. M really liked the rain stick they did last week. Monday we had a cloudy morning, so I thought we could make a rain stick.


Here are our supplies. I forgot to add the foil to the picture but wrinkle it up and add it.


M adding the foil after coloring and stickering the paper towel roll to death! lol

Adding one piece of rice at a time. Right after this I put the camera down and added the rice for her.

Shake, Rattle, and Roll. She was so proud. She wanted to take it to nap time. I politely said no. We had also watched a show where the little girl made a kite. So she asked it we could make kites after nap time. I agreed as long as she promised to take a nap. She did.

We used construction paper, pipe cleaners, string, and ribbon to make the kites. She was very excited that it actually flew when we went outside.

You Scream, I Scream

We all scream for ice cream! We love ice cream around here! YUM! YUM!

Happy 5th Anniversary!

July 10, 2004

Wordless Wednesday

We hope you all had a wonderful 4th!

First Time at the Movies

M and C had their first movie theater experience today. We had intended to go the free movie but of course we couldn't get out of the house in time. I made the mistake of telling M about it last night before she went to bed. So what did she ask me first thing this morning? Mommy, are we going to the movie store? She would have been so disappointed if I didn't take her. So I looked online and saw that Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur was showing at 10:45.

We got popcorn and a drink and settled into our seats. She and C just about ate the whole bag before the movie started. M was a little taken by the loud speakers but settled in.

After our 3rd trip to the bathroom, she told me she was ready to leave. She didn't like the movie because there was a really big and mean dinosaur chasing some smaller dinosaurs around. That was fine by me. C had fallen asleep anyways.

Next time though, we"ll try and make the free movie and sneak in our own snacks. I was a little peeved that I spent around $30 on tickets and snack and she didn't like it. We live and learn, right?