BufferElla painted this self-portrait yesterday. I praised her for its beauty and simplicity. It just struck me as bearing a significant likeness to her. Brown hair, round pink face, blue eyes, pretty mouth. Just sweet – like her. Every day, this kind of art flows out of them. At school they cut, paint and craft. At home, [...]

BufferThis is Benny’s family. No, seriously. This is what Benny loves to draw. Pokemon and Bakugan. Last week, we finished the Pokemon handbook – all 300+ pages. Name a Pokemon and I will tell you the possible moves they will make in battle. This week, we got the Bakugan Handbook from the library. Here is Ben’s [...]

BufferHere is a picture drawn by Ella this afternoon. She thought we needed a family picture drawn so she just did it. Coincidentally, we are planning a family portrait in the coming weeks, so it was timely to see the family through her eyes. I asked Ella why mommy was taller than everyone else. She said it [...]