concrete in color
Brinley, Drew July 25th, 2008A little thunderstorm rolled in on Wednesday, so the kids and I headed out to the front yard so we could enjoy some time outside without sweating our brains out…All you St. George folks can laugh at me, but here in Colorado, 95 degrees is wicked H-O-T!
Brinley has never showed an interest in drawing people until today. It was fun to watch her draw stick figures and little details like hands and eyebrows.
She was all over the place with the chalk. She told me she was drawing our family.
Shhhh, the artist is creating…
After she finished each masterpeice, she proudly told me who was who. She gave me a pretty sweet hairdo, but it looks like I am in serious need of a dentist. She was really proud of Drew’s spikey hair (although, he wasn’t fortunate enough to get legs), and her pigtails. She made sure to include her dolls Jade-Lola and Lucy in the family driveway mural.
The artist drawing her self-portrait.
So where was Drew during all the fun? He was the lucky recipient of this new (used)Â toy:
Our kind next door neighbor was about to haul it out to the curb for trash pickup, but thought that Drew might enjoy it. I was thrilled that Drew got a new masculine toy. His days have been occupied with dolls and dollhouses lately, which I guess that comes with having two sisters. So, out of all those manly toys, which one do you think he grabbed first?
The phone, of course. Hmmm.
Rowan sat on her throne and slept through all the action. Drew presented her with a twig of flowers from the shrubs. He thinks that giving someone flowers means “I love you.” He’s already thinking like a man. I don’t think I need to be worried about him playing with dollies.
And I leave you with one last picture. Filthy, dirty, grimy, stinky monkeys. This is what they look like at the end of every day.
And I wouldn’t have it any other way. (although, the mountains of summer laundry are the pits!)
WOW! how cute is that! She is really proud of her artistry! What a talented family you have. Drew can get those shelves put up for you now.. Love you all
Ahh yes, I love sidewalk chalk. We just did that yesterday. Love those adorable new pics of Rowan.
I love all the drawings. It’s always funny to see what kids will come up with. And hey, I’m a Vegas girl and I think it’s been pretty hot myself. I think your body just acclimates (sp?) to wherever you are. So yes, 95 is hot! And what a steal Drew got. The only thing better than garage sale toys are FREE toys!
Amy, you are very good with a camera! Your posts are darling. When are you coming to St. George to show off those adorable kids??
That is super cute! I love all the moments that kids give us. You are very good at all the picture taking. Brinley is a very good artist… better than I could do.
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