Great Art

Oh sure we've all seen pictures of the Mona Lisa but lets face it, who can't whip up a painting that causes people to be mesmerized and fly to another country to stand 10 deep in line to get a glimpse at their work. Oh right...me for one...I'm a pretty good "crafter" but actual art skill escapes me. I mean truly escapes me. My kids on the other hand are clearly talented artists and since I know your next question is well can we see some...here you go...

Zach has been doing wonderful work this year...

Wow on a flat piece of white paper...incredible...

Here's a painting he did...

Oh and since he was done with another project he just started "doodling" this sketch of a snake.

Now Brooke started taking an art class after school and she's cranking out really great stuff too, like this mosaic owl...

...some Native American corn (yeah we are PC here) in chalk...

And then I don't think I've ever shown this one of Miles' self portrait from last year. There are tons of little boxes that he had to draw and shade in...very cool.

See that was totally worth a look around here today. I love art and I love my kids!!!!

Huge Thank You

I know, right..super exciting....I'm BAAAAAACCCCKKKKK!! Sorry for that crazy gap but Run the Gauntlet was keeping me busy!

And speaking of.....HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who helped Brooke out on her quest to raise funds for her school. She was the #1 top earner for her grade and she was #2 top earner in her entire school... so she won this electric scooter.

When I was telling her that people were contributing and we were adding up her totals she knew that prizes would be awarded and do you know what my girl said? "Oh my gosh mom look how much money is on my envelope, this is so great for my school!!" Yeah, go ahead and get a tissue....my daughter didn't even think about the prizes at that moment, she was just happy for her school. That being said, I know she really wanted the iTouch, but honestly, she could not be happier that she won this scooter. Plus it means she's outside more and that's always a good thing. She keeps buzzing past me and saying "Laaaatttaaaahh" as in "later"!!

She and her classmates worked very hard to raise $31,286. Pretty amazing. We didn't quite reach our goal but I think now that everyone has seen it, and was amazed by it, we will probably do even better next year. Did I mention it was amazing????

Simple concept.....get the whole school walking outside....do you see those teachers and parents back there?

and enjoy a beautiful day. The weather could not have been better....it's still weird to me that it was the first week of November and Brooke is wearing shorts. It was nippy in the morning but warmed up by the time the kids headed out and was perfect for

eating lunch outside. We had a food court and the kids could buy pizza, nachos, pickles, chips candy, and drinks and then hang out with their friends and chat.

It was amazing and fun and a big hit....and thanks again to everyone who encouraged Brooke, both with words and funds. We appreciate it!!!