Unleash the Inner Artists!

With the boys playing sports non-stop year-round, it is a real treat for them to be able to do some non-sport creative activities once in a while. Plus, who doesn't like fingerpainting!!??

Mom was working on setup for a big school function (Santa Shop '07) so dad was left to mind the kids. Normally having 4 boys without any female supervision is a recipe for disaster, but luckily the boys were able to reign in dad's short attention span with some paints.


The artists, (L to R): Aaron "Van Gogh", Jacob "Renoit" and Derek "Picasso"


The final results (all available for sale by the way!).
Jacob's fingerpaints on the left. Derek's 3, including "Apple Core".
Aaron's 3, including "Desert Sunrise" and finally Dad's 3 including
"Mountains with pine tree, cactus, and oak doesn't make any sense"

Trick or Treat!!

We all had great Halloween fun this year! We decided to trick or treat in downtown Pendleton, and spent the evening walking along the brick-lined Broadway Ave. in town. It was really a throwback to my old trick or treating days in LaPorte -- lots of little ghouls and goblins walking around, nicely decorated homes with people sitting out on their porches handing out the treats, and everyone having a great time.
Aaron went as "the eyeclops". Derek reprised last year's role as the Star Wars Clone Trooper. And little Jacob went as his favorite, a pirate "Arrr Baby!"