Art

Today I mostly wanted to talk about Elinor.

She has recently discovered her inner artist and has put out some impressive artwork. Here is a selection of her standout pieces:

One of her earliest. It started out as an octopus... then it was a jellyfish... and now it's a sun (all at the suggestion of Emily and Caleb). Joseph and I like how the smile starts on the forehead and goes all the way around.

Those are ant bites all over this guy's head. Texas ants have traumatized my kids forever.

Doesn't he have the sweetest expression? She was figuring out toes here. Not sure what the big mark on his face is all about, but it shows up in a few of her subsequent pieces as well.

Monobrow.

The wild-eyed little thing in the corner is Joseph's favorite of the lot.

This is a snowman. It was a breakthrough in the hair drawing technique.

This is my all-time favorite. Just look at that teeny face and those flippers! This guy could be a pokemon!

 We may not have the most distinguished taste in art around here, but this is what the "gallery" in the school room looks like right now and I'm pretty happy with it!

And, a few random pictures.

Here's baby Jacob who just needs some love and attention.

Here are my zombie children eating popcorn and watching a movie totally oblivious to the chaos surrounding them. But isn't that how it always is?

He's a big kid! No, really! He can do schoolwork too!
Check out that furrowed brow! (That means he's REALLY serious about this.)

The Minecraft stupor. It's got all five of them.

Pantswitch!