monkey see monkey do

our kids have been exposed to art since they were babies, so it's no surprise that they choose this activity whenever they have some free time. what i have noticed though, now that they are getting older, is the choices that they are making for each project. for example, ryder has been collecting references for some drawings he's been working on, quinn loves to set up her color palate before starting her work. they both have their own sketch book that they can bring anywhere we go, well, the list goes on. it's been so fun for me to watch these two grow, under the tender instruction and love from their creative parents;)

winter adventure

we took the kids snow shoeing for the first time this winter. after a little bit of whining and lots of 

awesome encouragement, we managed to get both kids out on a hike through the woods. for some reason we managed to find a trail the went straight up...sorry kids, but we slowly climbed the top (well, jesse pulled quinn in a sled for part of the journey). it was so fun. i love these warm sunny wintery days:)

play-dough

homemade play-dough it like the easiest and most delightful craft around, so i'm not sure why we don't do this more often! quinn asked to make some this weekend, so we did. i asked the kids what 

color we should make and instead of one color they decided to make six (go figure). we started with six white balls, and ended up with a beautiful rainbow of colors! so warm, so fun, and so beautiful.

snowy day

the kids had a few days off of school last week, and because we are so lucky, it snowed around four inches, to give us beautiful fresh snow to play in! we bundled up, grabbed some neighborhood friends, and went to our local hill a few blocks from our house....it's that easy! we were outside sledding for like two hours.....there is something just so calming about being out in nature with a blanket of white snow:)

someone found the camera

i mustache you a question?

quinn made some pretty cute valentines this year for her preschool friends, a mustache on a stick. all her friends loved them, and i was so surprised by how quickly they all found a voice that fit the mustache....it was hilarious!

winter scooting

when the snow melts away and we have to put the sleds away, it's only natural to go looking for our scooters. we picked ryder up today from school with the scooters in tow, and cruised all the way home, it was pretty fun to see them cruisin along!