Painting with a TWIST!

It started out being an activity Sarah and I could do together 

but it grew into something so much more!!

Painting with a Twist set up a class for Sarah and I.  They sent

a picture of Butterflies~ but Sarah had said she wanted to paint 

an animal so we asked them to change it.  They sent a picture of 

a giraffe and a blue bird in a nest.  

Perfect.

I invited Meigan to bring Danny and Emily.

Bri came into town so I decided to include Molly and Cayden.

Only one problem...

while I got so excited adding more and more kids, I forgot one

important detail.  

You needed to be 7 or older.

I realized this as I was walking in the door.

I said to Diana, the artist who was going to instruct us

that I had gotten carried away and pretty much only Sarah was

of the right age!  She asked if we (Meigan and I) were "staying"?!?! and I replied 

of course!  No problem, she said! 

Thank Goodness

 Cayden & Danny

Meigan and Sarah

Molly and Emily

Diana instructed the artist to paint the blue background first!

Everyone got busy and then had to blow dry the background~

I walked around and supervised the little artists!

Next the artists were shown how to paint the tree branch in 

the picture.  Diana would paint hers just like Bob Ross used

to do on TV!  Remember him?  

"Just paint a little tree right here next to this friend!!"

We were allowed to bring in snacks and drinks~

We took a little break and had chips, juice boxes and fruit 

snacks!

We continues painting...

adding the giraffe and the nest with the blue bird!

Diana then gave each kid a mask for some pictures~

The group shot...

Just look at all those animals!!

Danny was so glad to have painted a picture for 

his new baby... coming soon!

Emily wants to hang them in the baby's nursery so

the baby will know that his or hers big sister and big brother

painted them just for baby!

Just look at these masterpieces! 

Emily's

Danny's

Meigan's

Molly's

Sarah's

Townsend Cayden's

So much talent under 7 and so much talent over 7 too!!

What a fun activity~ Thanks for 

coming with us Meigan, Danny, Emily, Molly and Cayden!

Sarah and I had a blast!

Thanks to Diana at Painting With A Twist for 

letting us stay!!

School Days~

For today...

In the past weeks...

Mya and Cayden were sent off to school with "Kissing Hands"~

A heart to look at when they miss their Mommy~ to know

she put that heart there and kissed it...

 so all they needed to do was to look at it and

feel her love all day long!

Mya is in PreSchool~ 3 yr old class

Cayden in Kindergarten!

They were both so happy to be going to school!

Mya said "My won't cry on the bus!"...

but I heard from her Mommy that she did cry on that bus!  Can't wait for

Bridget to blog her great pictures of that first day!

Our little precious Layla Lynn started Pre School too!

What a big day it was, for Layla 

and for her Mommy and Papa too!!

Layla Lynn 

Mommy walking the big girl into school!

She was very excited to begin school~ she had a great first week!

Sarah started 3rd grade!

I cannot believe this is my very first little gem,

already so grown up!

Molly started 1st grade!

My brown eyed girl was ready to start the 

school year!

From one year to the next...

Last year............................................................This year

Everyone is off to a great start!

Work hard and have fun little gems!

Ms.Walton... the Preschool Teacher!

Here's Ms.Walton and her girls.

While Sarah is going off to 3rd grade

and Molly is going off to 1st (more on this later)

The BIG NEWS is about Beckie...

She is the new Administrator/Head Teacher at

Western Reserve Preschool!

She has worked hard this summer preparing the room~

She had made some big changes!

We painted cubbies to brighten the room!

A new Parent Mailbox Center... Thanks Goddard school,

is ready to help keep parents informed!

My favorite thing ever...

reminiscent of my Best Beginnings classroom,

a WHO"S HERE Tree.

The children find their owls and add them to

the tree when they come into school!

Snack and Work Center~ tables for doing papers, having snack and

table top activities.

The Art Center is amazing!  

All the treasured art projects will be made here

and then taken home!

Circle time happens here~ 

Math Center~

Science and Blocks ~

So much fun!

A HouseKeeping Center for

dramatic play!

I loved that, on Tuesday, I saw Rough Rider Cheerleader 

and football jerseys hanging in rack just out

of this picture on the left!

Just for the 

Western Reserve  LITTLE Rough Riders!

A Play Loft is perfect for a sweet reading nook

And look closely underneath...

Sarah spent some time doing some art work on the walls

for the little ones!

I am so happy for you Beckie, as you start this

new path.  Always know I love you Rebecca!

While I was away with Sarah and Molly, my friend Roxi asked

Sarah what she thought about her Mom's new preschool

and Sarah said...

"I am really proud of my Mom"