Painting

Just a few pictures from when we painted the living room...

I love this picture of Rose =)

Decorating cookies

I am still going to post these pictures from a couple months ago even though I am embarrassed to post them now... 

It was so intriguing to watch how they decorated their cookies and the way they went about it. The different personalities really show up in a project like this. =)

A quiet moment...

Believe me, it feels like the moments are rare when I find them sitting quietly looking at books, but it is sweet when they do! :-)

One rainy day...

... the children enjoyed finger painting on the porch.

Can't you tell Rachel just loved getting her hands messy? :-)

Michael's masterpiece - a painting of a semi truck. 

I know... it's weeks after Christmas, and I'm only now getting pictures posted...

In our search for projects to make memories and keep the children entertained we got the idea to make popcorn balls and string them with candy and kernels of popcorn...

The children loved it. :-)

We paired up to make our strings...

We hadn't planned for Weston to have a string, but he wanted one so badly and the other children were quite generous in sharing their goodies so that he could have a popcorn string, too.

Wagon trails...

My crew makes me smile so many times... Lately they've been having a lot of fun making wagon trails in the courtyard and careening around in the wagon - someone pushing as fast as they can go, and the wagon driver just trying to keep it on the trails!

The others will run around trying to keep ahead of the wagon - Janelle and Elaine are carrying their dolls along with them. :-) Lainer's face here somehow reminds me of the "gingerbread man story" :P

"Aerial view"...

It was dusk and too dark to be taking hi-speed pictures, but that was the only way to catch the action. I almost didn't post them, but I guess you photographers out there will just have to hide your eyes.  :-)

My little men...

I don't know why, but every time I see this picture I can't help but smile. :-)