Monthly Archives: December 2007
Weekend Away
On Friday we headed down to Tucson for a gym meet after picking D up at Casa Vida. C just did not want to go – not to Tucson, not out of the house. Luckily grandma had been down shopping and took pity on the homebody, swooping him up and taking him home with her. … Continue reading
Dear Cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents,
Dear Cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents, We talk to you often. Love it in fact. You tell us you read the blog. There is this funny little button that says Comments. You – especially hip, young, computer-savvy cousins – should be able to figure out how this little feature works. We’d love to her from … Continue reading
Tree Park
Last week we went to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum with some friends in our homeschool group. The kids took a tour and learned about tree rings, determining diameter of trees, sorting leaves but the most fun was the picnic afterward. (Lots of photos in the gallery for this one.)
Today at Art Block
The boys came home with some new ornaments for our solstice tree from the Mesa Arts Center today. D made a really nice red candy cane and C made a green tree. The boys always love to come home and show off the art the made at the M.A.C. D also came home with some … Continue reading
Thanksgiving
I am a little behind on our Thanksgiving post. It the Holiday time again and the kids got to do some Thanksgiving art at Mesa Arts Center. They came home with some new turkey art made out of paper and pine cones. their new art will go great with our turkey hands we made at … Continue reading
Fabric, fabric everywhere and not a thing to wear
I foolishly signed up for a craft swap. Last swap I made jewelry, which is something I know how to make and I had a lot of the supplies already on hand. This time I figured I should make something else since most of the swappers were the same. Big mistake, huge. First of all … Continue reading
Mines
The other day the kids were talking about something being sidewards. They’ve often said it and it’s one of those things that just passes you by; language self corrects, for the most part, as they hear more spoken language and start to read. But there were other parents there when the said it and so … Continue reading
