taking advantage of a warm december day. we are quite into snowmen these days. hopefully we’ll get some snow to make our own frosty! making her snowman. i call it “snowman in a blizzard”
the art class rebecca has been attending wrapped up for fall, and to celebrate everyone went to a playground in nearby carrboro. the teachers cleverly displayed everyone’s art amongst the trees, and provided bagels and snacks. we discovered a sandbox, much to rebecca’s delight. it’s a good thing it wasn’t too cold that day because read more
rebecca received an art easel for her 2nd birthday from her cousins jadon and priscilla, and it has been put to good use! yay for household items, ie. toilet paper rolls and coffee filters. it’s very possible that i enjoy it just as much as she does… maybe i need to get my own easel!
we’ve been trying out a music/art class for toddlers which has been a lot of fun. a couple of weeks ago was pumpkin art. the finished product! happy hallowe’en
i finally went to the ackland art museum, and then quickly wondered why i had waited so long?! it’s free, and has a decent little collection. this fall, there is a unique exhibit featuring a wonderful collection of japanese posters. love!
there is a terrific free weekly children’s program at our local mall, done by two teachers who have a passion for teaching about recycling and the environment. after the story/song/teaching time, you get to make a craft to bring home. here rebecca is working on her lion (with some glue support from mommy of course). read more
pic of the sunset from my aisle seat on our way back to nc.
we’ve been looking forward to this trip for a long time now. joe is attending the Society of Biblical Literature conference and since his brother and family live in the area, we’ve made it a family trip to San Francisco! the flight from north carolina was painfully long, but we all survived, eventhough we arrived read more
we went to the one of a kind show again this year, with rebecca in tow. had a few good finds and bought some christmas presents. art. pottery. crafts.