"Man" (with hat) by Joel, age 4
I just have to comment here that I'm very impressed with Joel so far this year in 'preschool' (at home). Up until September 1 he was not interested in drawing or coloring at all and just scribbled violently. He's a boy, so fine-motor skills are not naturally easy at this age, and he's on the kinesthetic side and drawing just means sitting or standing in one place for him. But after we did the 'mat man' unit in Handwriting Without Tears (HWT), which involves building the shapes with wooden pieces and singing a song (musical boy loves that!), he got very interested in drawing people. We haven't moved on too much and are focusing on writing numbers for a while.
"The City" by James, age 5 1/2
James painted this city including lights that are on and off in the big office buildings like he's seen so often in downtown Seattle.
Our walls were pretty empty in this rental, so I had the kids paint their own. Can you guess who painted which one?
We did't have warm blankets for the winter because we've always rented furnished places or lived in warm climates, so when we settled in here I was buying tons of stuff at estate sales and second hand stores. I picked up two of these crocheted blankets for $4! I don't know if the lady who made them was using up the ends of lots of her yarn, or intended them to have every color imaginable, but it works for a kids room. And everyone stays warm! It is these small ways that I see God providing for us even for temporary needs. He is so good to us.
