Pot of Coffey: September 2010

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

My kids are artists!!!

My kids love to draw and color. Lately they have been making "books", which consist of a construction piece of paper that they write a one sentence story and draw the pictures to correspond. They are more comic book style. They are SOOO awesome. I am so impressed by my children's talent. Even Judd who is a typical 2 1/2 year old drawer is exhibiting signs of being a great artist too and LOVES to draw.

Owen especially has always had a real knack for coloring and drawing. Teachers have commented on his coloring ability to be far exceeding that of other kids his age, and his drawings are out of this world and so stinking creative. I have to be cautious though in praising him around Raymond, because poor Raymond thinks he is the same age as Owen and doesn't understand why he can't draw like Owen, and I always reassure Raymond that Owen didn't draw like he does now when he was 4 almost 5 either. But Raymond is a great drawer too for being 4 almost 5! Owen has started drawing his people with bodies lately and Raymond is upset that he doesn't know how to do that and that he can only draw stick figures. I told him when he turns 6 he will be able to draw bodies too. :) They are so close in age that it's hard for him to understand that developmentally he is not capable of doing some things that Owen can do.

Owen's pictures crack me up though too. You'll see what I mean in a minute. During church, the boys usually draw pictures to stay quiet and keep occupied. It has become routine. In fact I usually bring little notebooks with me (which I will keep for all eternity!!!) so that they each have their own book from week to week. Owen thinks like a comic book creator or a video game creator or something. He very well might be some sort of artist in Hollywood someday, he's got that kind of brain. I LOVE it. He thinks so in depth about things and asks about a million questions a minute. (Annoying at times, but in a cute way). So below I have scanned some of their latest artwork onto the computer to share with you. They are so good and cool. I did NOT help them with any of it or even give them suggestions for their stories. One of Owens has drawings of Batman and Robin, simply because they are in love with Lego Batman game for the Wii that Grandma Sears got them last year. In fact Owen has commented more than once that he wishes the world was a Lego world (he once wished it was a world made out of candy too). He thinks in Lego Batman - he is a video game freak if I let him be. So without further ado - enjoy the unveiling of the three newest artists on the market!!! :)

Judd's portrait of Me (notice the red hair!)

I LOVE this one. This was the first one and it's hilarious and So creative. This is Owens. The title of the book on the front cover is called Snow Ball Fight.

This was hilarious too. You kind of have to follow the arrows to get the gist that the ghost scared Raymond and made him mad. The last picture Owen explains that the ghost ate Raymond. Ha ha ha ha ha.

Owen's book entitled Batman and Robin Fights Poison Ivy.

This is the first of two pictures that go together by Owen. This is a cannon shooting cannon balls........

Then the cannons go over Owen's head and hit Raymond. See the evil eyebrows on Owen?? Ha ha ha ha. Morbid I know, but so creative and original by a new 6 year old!!!

Raymond's awesome book entitled That's the Book. Then the story is a picture of Raymond on the left with a sword and his friend Megan on the right with a sword. The words say No Fly, Don't Come. The big flying thing is a monster size fly and Raymond was going to kill it with the sword but Megan kills it first. Seriously! How creative can a 4 almost 5 year old be??? I love it!!!

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Awwwwwahahahaha Jungle Girls!!!!!!!!

Nod your head if you know what I am talking about. I just thought a need to call the group was in order. :) Since our fearless leader hasn't done so...you know who you are!!:) I felt nostalgic tonight after reading my oldest sisters blog and wanted to pull something from my childhood too that was funny. I have to brag that my sisters and I are the most creative and funny people I know! Agree K and K?? We also patented the game Make Me Laugh that if anyone ever saw on t.v. a long time ago - they stole it from us. For those of you unaware, Jungle Girls is a game we used to play in Plainfield with our neighbors Karey and Adam. I can't remember all of our characters names off the top of my head, but I know that Kimberly was the leader of course and she would stand on the roof of the dog house and beckon us with her wild call "Awwwwwahahahaha Jungle Girls". Ah to be a kid again.

Anyways, since my post has absolutely NOTHING to do with being a Jungle Girl, I should probably move on before you all lose interest. I am not conceited or self absorbed by any stretch of the imagination. I just state facts and the fact is that my kids are the cutest in the world!! :) Each of these pictures makes me smile and I just remember how good it feels to hug and kiss and laugh with these kids every day. I was just looking at pictures of the boys from when Judd was a baby and it makes me sad how much they have grown over those two years! It's crazy.

For August, we stayed pretty busy and then school started for Owen. He is now a big first grader which makes me feel even older. His teacher is Mrs. Pratt this year and a lot of his friends are in his class, which is good. Raymond starts school on Sept. 7. He has two teachers, Mrs. Ory and Mrs. Hinrichs. Judd started Sunday School which he is very excited to be a part of. (on a side note, he has worn underwear the last two days until nap and bedtime or if we leave the house he goes back into diapers, but he now tells me when he has to pee!!!) Yay, almost down to one in diapers.

Now it's September already and I can't believe how fast time is going. Before I know it Tess will be 1! But I am very excited that it is the beginning of Fall because that is the time of year I am happiest. Today we went to September fest and in two weeks I am taking the boys to the Apple Festival in Nebraska City and we will see a parade, all things apples, and go pick our own apples at the orchard. It gives me happy chills just to think about. I LOVE FALL!!!

We have all been battling colds, pink eye and the general yuck around here. Tess and Judd are so phlegmy that I feel horrible for them and am not sure what to do for them cause I don't think it's Doctor worthy, but it also is not going away on it's own. Poor Judd when he goes for a walk with me in the evening or runs even the slightest he sounds all raspy and out of breathe. Tess coughs and sputters and chokes on her own phlegm. I think some of it might be allergies mixed with this cold thingy.

Tess is growing like a weed too. She crawls everywhere she wants, she pulls herself up onto anything, she cruises all the furniture and if I hold her hands she takes steps with me. I think she very well could be my walking by 9 months baby like the Pediatrician predicted. That'd be ok. She's had her bottom two front teeth since she was five months but next weekend she will be 8 months and she cut her top two front ones in today, but I can see about 4 more that are right under the surface, so she will have quite a few teeth before long I should think. She's the same as the boys were, they ALL had all their teeth by 12 months. She's been eating baby food sporatically for a month now, and eats cheerios too. She's a pro sippy cup drinker and has been drinking water from a sippy cup for a couple of months now. She says "Da da" to Tony, she says an 'O' sound for Owen and she calls me 'Na Na'. She waves hi and bye and even says hi and bye bye. She LOVES to growl and yell. Her favorite place to do this is at church too, where she is the ONLY baby so I can't blame it on anyone elses kids. However, the church is a lot of older people and it's very small, so they all LOVE the kids and her. She's got a TON of Grandma and Grandpa figures in her life that adore her and her brothers.
Ok on with the show!