24- Dance Classes for Thea

I enrolled Thea in dance classes that started a few weeks ago.  We are starting with tap dance because you need to be older for ballet/hip hop at this studio and the other one, and she can take gymnastics at the college. But so far she LOVES it.  she been waiting for something that she can do since she’s still too young for soccer, tball and ice skating.  She loves getting there early and watching the girls in ballet or the older kids tap classes.  She runs right into class and reminds the teachers “I am Thea.” In case they forget. Then she follows directions the best she can.  After class she sings me the songs and tells me all the things she loves.  She also likes to watch the big kids that have class after her it’s hip hop dance and she tries to mimic them watching thru the window.  

Sorry about the terrible photos it’s hard to get good ones thru the windows as their are blinds.

34 - Art Journal

For several years I have put this on my goals lists.  I never start it.  Well my mom gave me just a magnet closure notebook for my birthday and I turned it into a art journal.  Aside from white paint pens I didn’t buy anything.  I use my kids craft paints, and paper scraps I had.  I torn a lot of pages out and glued several together to make them thicker.  I save up all these quotes in my phone I don’t even know why but I used them on this project.  I also some of my kids artwork and some coloring pages and random junk mail. 

I had such a fun time with this it’s so messy but good I started a second one.  

These people are creepy but I didn’t pick my pen up. 

I love this collage.

This background is some dental form in Spanish. 

My kids totally recognized themselves.

Nothing like a little ninja turtle coloring book page. 



This is a gnome in case you wondered. 



This is one of my favorites even though this lady blends right in.  










Art by my kids friend 






Jones made that little blue drawing its him

Apples

Apparently I like to pick the hottest days to go pick apples.  It was crazy sunny and warm on Saturday but yet we hit the orchard.  We actually went to two orchard the first you pick was closed the second however was crazy full of apples for picking.  

My kids love this activity and we brought home 1/2 a peck of apples, both green and red and various kinds.  The A&m farm were we actually picked was completely rustic and just a handful of people were picking it was almost as if we had the place to ourselves.  

And now we plan to make apple crisp, and dried apples and apple muffins and more and now for a bazillion photos. 

Tuesday 10 September

It’s time for a Tuesday 10.  I have missed making lists on here.  I have been thinking about it for months but then I never remember on A Tuesday so finally.

1. New Nike’s for me.
2. Sweater season is upon us!
3. Art drop projects with my kiddos

4. Art journals by toddlers.

5. The soccer season.  Jones seems much more familiar with the game this year and actually follows the ball.  Thea wishes so badly she could also play on the team, but they don’t offer it for her age yet here in Ohio next year.

6. Soup time!  Planning on making some kind of soup tonight maybe chicken noodle or white chicken chili.

7. My first finished art journal.  I plan to share more of it here soon.  
8. This photo of four cousins at 6 months.  They don’t really look much alike though. 

9. Second generation friendships.  This is the second year Jones and Owen are in school together.  Owen is the son of my brother’s best friend from grade school.  It’s so cool they are friends.

10. nearly done with the City Sampler Blocks I have like 31 to finish!  Here’s one of my favs.