We started Halloween costumes over Labor Day weekend. We kinda dig Halloween big time around here. As a kid I had no interest in it but I did dream that one day I’d make my children’s costumes. Now here I am with two young girls and Halloween is a magnificent time of creating, sewing and … Continue reading Something’s fishy
Dearest P, This is a chalk drawing you did of a duck. Lately your art work is less wide brush strokes and mashing of paint colors and more of line drawings. You draw very distinct things with stories and events going on for every character you draw. We’re getting to the point where you dont have … Continue reading Notes to P
A semi-empty can of salt, dried lentils and decorative tape can make an excellent drum for a baby sister named Gemma. Annika is incredibly thoughtful in the things she makes for Gemma or in always picking up two of everything: “One for me and one for Gemma. She can use it when she grows up”. Continue reading Sister Drum
Two weekends ago we finally got around to painting my belly. I had talked about it with P and she was very eager to go to town. But every afternoon was taken up by some other activity. Fortunately, we did this when Dave was home so he took pictures. It was a lot of fun … Continue reading Painting the Bump
I’ve fallen into an after school routine with P for the last few weeks. She comes home from school, eats, naps, watches tv, eats, goes to bed. It’s so lame I can’t stand it! However, I’m giving myself a break because I’m at the end of my pregnancy and I’m exhausted and in pain. Today … Continue reading Easing My Guilt
I reorganized P’s creative space. It felt great to put things in proper places and discard the junk. It also made me aware of what we have too much of. Crayons for example….and there might be some childhood trauma associated to this. As a child my parents bought me very few things unless they had … Continue reading Too Many Crayons
We weren’t able to do a Christmas card photo shoot with our friends this year. Dave’s friend Tony was called to work on a movie in New Mexico at the last minute. Dave was crazy busy with work as well so I knew P and I were going to have to do this one ourselves. … Continue reading A Photographer/Director in the Making
Today was one of those rare days when it’s just P and me and we have no plans. The day evolved but we had a couple of breakthroughs. First, P is the one who directed what we did and second, we actually cleaned up as we went along! It usually takes a lot for her … Continue reading Sunday
Yesterday we went to Color Me Mine for the first time.The plan was to make a surprise Valentines day gift for Dave. I thought a mug would be the best thing for him. P was happy to go but when she got there she was incredibly excited and in awe. She kept saying “it’s so … Continue reading Valentine Surprise
Last week P picked up our Canon 40 D while l wasn’t looking and started taking pictures of our house. She worked it as if it was a heavy extension of her hand. D came home a little later and I had to show him what she had done so I asked her to take … Continue reading A Photographer in the Making?
