He loves his dog Mick and bathtime..............
And Grampa's eyeglasses were very interesting , but not so yummy......
Mostly it was just fun watching this little guy, spending time together, and loving on him....We are so blessed.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Tafter Time
So......I am back home in St. Louis after spending a sweet week with Keresa, Stephen...and Taft. That wonderful little boy has changed so much in the past 6 weeks. Last time I saw him he was not even sitting up and just beginning to try mashed bananas......now he is sitting up, bouncing, beginning to crawl, and eating just about any kind of food you can imagine. ....(mashed up of course)
He loves his dog Mick and bathtime..............
And Grampa's eyeglasses were very interesting , but not so yummy......
How can you not love this sweet face.....I loved having Tafter Time......Happy Grammy
He loves his dog Mick and bathtime..............
And Grampa's eyeglasses were very interesting , but not so yummy......
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Teaching Zaina
So....this past week I had the honor and new experience of teaching Zaina, a 9 year old girl.....the art of "Mural Painting"
Her dad hired me to be her teacher. First off, I applaud him for being willing to let his daughter express herself with paint on her bedroom walls. What a cool dad to realize it is only paint. He wanted to let his daughter have the freedom to do whatever.
That is where I came in. My job was to guide her and coach her a bit in the "ART" of painting on walls.
Zaina wanted to paint Mermaids....not my first choice, but it was her room and her ideas. We added sparkling gems stones gluing them on the mermaids to make necklaces and earrings. Glitter paint was added to the mermaid tails.
I surprised myself by letting her have the freedom to learn without me wanting to take control..... She ended up doing a great job......except for one of my $10 paint brushes that she forgot to clean....... it is still soaking in rubbing alcohol with the hopes of a rescue.
Her stamina was only about 2 hours a day.....and I usually paint 5 or 6 hours a day..so the hard part was having to go back and forth for 5 days.....but the end results and the joy in Zaina's eyes ended up being worth it....I will let the photos tell the rest of the story....
My new little friend and fellow artist.......ZAINA
Her dad hired me to be her teacher. First off, I applaud him for being willing to let his daughter express herself with paint on her bedroom walls. What a cool dad to realize it is only paint. He wanted to let his daughter have the freedom to do whatever.
That is where I came in. My job was to guide her and coach her a bit in the "ART" of painting on walls.
Zaina wanted to paint Mermaids....not my first choice, but it was her room and her ideas. We added sparkling gems stones gluing them on the mermaids to make necklaces and earrings. Glitter paint was added to the mermaid tails.
I surprised myself by letting her have the freedom to learn without me wanting to take control..... She ended up doing a great job......except for one of my $10 paint brushes that she forgot to clean....... it is still soaking in rubbing alcohol with the hopes of a rescue.
Her stamina was only about 2 hours a day.....and I usually paint 5 or 6 hours a day..so the hard part was having to go back and forth for 5 days.....but the end results and the joy in Zaina's eyes ended up being worth it....I will let the photos tell the rest of the story....
My new little friend and fellow artist.......ZAINA
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