Tessa's first book report

This came home in Tessa's school bag this week. It is her first book report and it is the first time she has added her middle initial when signing her name.

an old sketchbook

Found more drawings of Trenton's in the red sketchbook Tessa used at the Roxy. I particularly like these two drawings.

farewell dinner at the Roxy

When Bob & Sue visited last month we had a farewell supper at the Roxy (a very nice restaurant in Reno) and we have learned when visiting such establishments you must be prepared to fill the long stretches of time between courses. In the past Tessa's favored item was her Leapster, but lately she has opted for a sketchbook just like her big brother, Trenton. Tessa worked hard this time to draw her dad, me, meema and poopa. Dessert was served when she was ready to start on Trenton, so that picture will have to wait for another day...

KYLE
CARRIE
SUE
BOB

memories of a spring day

The pictures are nice memories of a warm spring day and the resulting hour of gluing and chatting at our table. Tessa made the top two images and I made the bottom images. Trenton decided after collecting to make his rabbit out of pasta, but used some of the nature walk materials for the details on his picture. You can see that the pictures have spring blooms and young leaves as well as dried pods and pine needles. We collected a little bit of everything and when we spread it out on the art sheet found little critters came in with us and the kids enjoyed watching them as much as gluing!

a nature walk for art supplies

While working at the kitchen table Tessa and I decided to next make pictures with items collected from a nature walk. So we headed out into the front and back yards and collected a variety of materials. Trenton joined us and we brought everything back into the house and spread them out on the table and began to create.

pasta pictures

Tessa and I created a pasta, seed, nut and dried fruit BOBO -- complete with a happy, dried cranberry smile. Trenton joined us later and created a bunny out of pasta and used a pretty pink cherry blossom petal for his nose and pine needles for his whiskers. Tessa and I were inspired after reading my new book, The Creative Family, to make the pasta pictures.