We had a great weekend as a family. Swimming, barbeque, friends, games, you name it! This week has been very busy but very much same old (same old in a great way.) Joey is at the pool right now with the kids to give me some time to myself. What a great man.
Luke finished his goal of reading 10,000 pages! He has certainly reminded me a few times that he did NOT read 10,000 pages but 10,030. He chose to have a family party. After work, Joey picked up some of Luke’s favorites, sushi, apple pie and grape soda. Joey also bought and set up a little tent in the backyard for them to sleep in. In Luke’s world, it’s not a party unless you are playing five player Super Smash Brothers Brawl together. So we endured enjoyed that. Joey also bought the game Monopoly (yeah I know, we didn’t own it until last night, sacrilege) after the girls were asleep in the tent we played with Luke. Luke and I couldn’t even keep our heads above water in that game while Joey was building hotels. It was so funny to see how into it he got. The whole night Luke was being extremely silly and talking loudly. For Luke a sure sign he is having a blast.
Last night Isabel had a little jam session with her ukulele teacher and his band. They played the Hukilou song and Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
Isabel, Ben and Paul
Marionette Matinee
You know it’s a rockin’ party when someone ends up riding a pink unicorn.
For Art History today we learned about Mary Cassatt and M.C. Escher. Although they did some amazing multiple view sketches, I love their “Mary Cassatt” pictures the best. Since Cassatt did beautiful paintings of mothers with children, I told my six cute students to create a colorful picture of their mother with them when they were a baby.
Luke and Mommy
Isabel and Mommy
What we learned today (May 20th)…
Mary Cassatt
-1844 to 1926
– Pennsylvania
-wealthy family
-Impressionism (short brush strokes, bright colors)
-painted in Paris, France
-painted women with children
-never had children of her own
M.C. Escher
-1898 to 1972
-Netherlands
-bad grades in school
-graphic artist
-sketches
-symmetry
-“mathematical art”
Next week we will learn about…
Edgar Degas and Norman Rockwell
I found some great chore charts here. I like how you can pick Dora, Sponge Bob, etc. and customize the days of the week and chores as well. My kids get donuts at the end of the week if they miss two or fewer! (the ghetto homemade chart on the top left is for something else.)
Luke and Isabel had an assignment from their “History of the World” class, to call one of their grandparents and interview them. What a great idea. I love how such a simple thing teaches them how we get history. (And of course teaches them about their grandparents.)
When Luke was about to call his grandpa, he said, “I sure wish I had a Hedephone for this.”
Last night we went to a luau at our church. As soon as I told Isabel about it the night before, she was so excited and got out what she was going to wear. She also told me that at the luau, she wanted to play the Hukilou song on her ukulele. I feel so bad that I didn’t think of this and plan a head. But I am sure glad that Isabel thought of it and that our friend Shellie, who helped run the whole luau, was flexible enough to let Isabel play. She did such a great job and everyone clapped like crazy when she finished! Hooray Isabel!
I know that I’ve already put up some artwork from my kid-o’s, but I just found this awesome drawing by Sylvia. The only thing she she said about it was, “That’s a mean girl.” That “mean girl” kind of scares me and makes me think of Guernica. (Yes, I am comparing my child’s artwork to Picasso, so what? Joey has compared himself making cookies to Michelangelo carving “David” before…we are all delusional here.)
Of course I think my kids are so talented! Here is some invention of Luke’s… (I think it’s funny how Luke get’s it that spelling incorrectly is a marketing tool…”Hedephone”.)
Here is one of a million cute girls that Isabel draws. I like the grandfather clock in the background.
“Cat Pooping in Litter Box” by Sylvia
We had so much fun today learning about Leonardo Da Vinci and Jackson Pollock. I had a load of books with a ton of pictures, which was great. I love how there are always fabulous biographies for kids.
Jackson Pollock had a few nicknames, “Jack the Dripper” “Action Jackson” Luke made up a new one, “Jack Splat.”
I am very sure this is Sylvia Heaven.
What cute artists.
“Colorful Rainbow River Dots” by Mason, Kyla, Ben, Zack, Luke, Isabel and Sylvia
What we learned today May 13th
Leonardo Da Vinci
-1452 to 1519
-Italy
-mathematician
-inventor
-painter
-sculptor
-architect
-botanist
-musician
-writer
-The Last Supper
-Mona Lisa
-Vitruvian Man
Jackson Pollock
-1912 to 1956
-Wyoming
-“Jack the Dripper”
-abstract
-modern art
-painted from feeling
-drip painting
-used sand
-used different tools
-numbered his paintings
Next week we will learn about…
M.C. Escher and Mary Cassatt
Last night we went to cub scouts for the pinewood derby. I let Luke do as much of his car as he could and he did such a good job! (That’s not the number seventy five on the front of the car, it’s “SL” for Super Luke of course.)
No, this is not a map of Australia. It’s just a little sample of Sylvia’s new artistic creations on the walls. Not markers on the wall anymore (well actually there is still THAT) now it’s pasting construction paper on the walls! Wow, what a talented kid! (For those of you with out a “Sylvia” at home, judge all you want but know that the more you judge me for “not watching my child well enough” the more chance you will have of getting a Sylvia when you have kids.)
Erin, you are right, that was pretty sad that I didn’t have a picture of Hazel. She was sick most of the trip but even a sick Hazel is a better behaved baby than any of the other babies I’ve ever had.
Sabrina School 