Lots of here and there this weekend, including my very, very favorite Portland activity. I’ll try and get some good pics. In the meantime here is a bright and happy picture of a small but growing pez collection in Ian’s room.
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seeing white
new work (more to come) and painting the walls
portrait of a boy
going to kindergarten.
We sent our youngest off to kindergarten today! He is so ready, so excited, so I am not sad, but happy for him and for me and all the time I will have to create.
summers end
Last week we had a wonderful picnic up at the rose garden.
But now it’s back to school (for one of the kiddos anyway). Ian starts the big K on Friday.
five years ago
this month our little guy underwent a pretty major surgery. While he has no memory of it, we will never forget it and the wonderful doctors and nurses that took such great care of him. The reason I mention it is that I was recently contacted to donate a painting to an auction that benefits the children’s hospital he was treated at. Obviously I was more than happy to help out, in fact, I was thrilled to. To learn more about Doernbecher and the auction you can go here.
A nurse took this polaroid of our guy to show our daughter before she came in to prepare her for how he looked. It was really touching that they took the time to include and show such care towards her, as well. They really are great people up there.
those boys are fast
Yesterday we did a little welcome picture on our chalkboard in preparation for our kindergarten teacher visit. Body prints were made and decorated.
dog body prints, not so easy to capture…
though the same can also be said for little boys…
ah, sweet relief
after several days of heat wave, we awoke this morning to a wonderful thunderstorm. Oh how I’ve missed the rain.
roughing it
I’ll say it, I am a fair weather camper. Luckily we got some gorgeous weather last weekend up at Timothy Lake on Mt Hood. Here however, we are looking to break 100 over the next few days, blah.
gone camping…
see you next week!
(book via here)
sweet projects
My son is at science camp this week and he came home with this little project the other day. If you need an easy little craft this fits the bill. All you need are toothpicks and some gummy candies. Then let them at it…My hubby saw it and said ‘so it’s tinkertoys with candy?’ Well…yes, you got a problem with that?:)
staying cool
We’re trying to stay cool today. I loved how my girl accessorized her summer dress with a butterfly belt.
flugtag
I think we’re going to head town to the river tomorrow and witness this…
flugtag!
building a new world…
The kids built dioramas yesterday. It was a fun and easy project. We used a couple of shoe boxes, they drew the background, added some trees from the local craft store and our yard and put in some toys from around the house.
summer evenings
Every summer we set up a projector and watch movies in the backyard.
With the sun now going down a bit sooner, our theater will be kicking into high gear, can’t wait.
cheap camera, priceless pics
I hadn’t used my holga camera for a few years, four actually. But I took it with us recently on vacation and am really impressed with the results. I only wish I had brought more film. It’s pretty amazing what you can capture with a plastic camera…
(this one was an accident, but a fun one)
little bit of this…
The days are getting away from me around here. Last week we went blueberry picking
and the kids have been working away on some paper mache
while I have been working away on some projects of my own
I decided (cause hey it won’t be that hard!, yeah right) to swap rooms with the kids’ play room and move my office/studio in. I always underestimate the time these things will take, but am really excited because it will be a much better fit for both rooms. I spied this great faux floor mat over at sfgirlbybay that will be a perfect fit in my studio. Maybe it will satisfy my obsession with painted white floors!
happy weekend
I think we will be heading down to this fun event this weekend, made even more fabulous by its location at the ace hotel (I think a visit to their photobooth will be in order).
kids spaces
I thought this was a fresh look for a child’s room via the current issue of Cookie magazine. It got me thinking of ways to give my guys bed a little more personality.
These are the fabrics I like for his room (the lumpy’s, er elephants are a particular favorite of his). via purlsoho and buyfabricsonline
and speaking of living with kids, take a look at this fun space, a refreshing home that doesn’t try for perfection (but ironically looks pretty darn close to me)
(via the new york times, via decorno)
under the sea (ok the pool)
Three posts today, I think that’s a record for me! I just really wanted to show some pictures I got back from our vacation. I took a disposable underwater camera and had a little fun. Believe me when I said it, I am running out of wall space! I am so in love with these. I’m still waiting on my holga film to come back. It’s like the old days of waiting to get your film back. I actually really miss that, the surprise of what you captured.
ah, summer days
This summer we made the choice not to sign the kids up for a bunch of camps, one each was the rule. Oh, but it was so hard! We live in such an amazing city full of so many neat camps, there was definitely temptation. There are acrobat camps, art camps, theater camps, science camps, zoo camp, think of it and they’ve got it. I can happily report, though, that we made the right decision. The last few days have been so much fun. We try to do something fun every morning and lay about in the afternoon. Today we spent the morning at Jamison square, and oh how I love this city! The kids played in the fun fountain that cascades and forms a wading pull, drains, and begins again. We visited a toy store down the street and I got my daily caffenation here.
A simple lunch (sans wine for the kids) and now an afternoon of painting outside while the kids run through the sprinkler…
followed by our new favorite treat, mochi
here’s a peek of a large painting I have been working on