So it's been a while since my last post. A vacation to Alaska happened. And then the start of preschool happened. Now we find ourselves finally settling in to our fall routines, and I suppose it's about time to resume our weekly art projects. Even though this blog is short on posts, Rebecca and Elliot have not ceased dabbling in art projects. Rebecca's preschool class is making a paper vegetable garden in their classroom, and so far they have crafted carrots and broccoli to plant in said garden, not to mention their painted blue sky, brown dirt, and glittered raindrops. Elliot continues to scribble with crayons and colored pencils without end, and already she is using strokes that her older sister didn't try using until she was over the age of two (this is what happens when a child has an older sibling to imitate).
Before our trip to Alaska one of the girls' California grandmothers gave Rebecca a digital camera to use to take pictures. It was an older camera that she had since replaced, and it was red! Rebecca was in love and set to taking pictures immediately. We actually started Rebecca her own free flickr site on which she can post her favorites. Take a look!
Elliot has even taken her turn at snapping a few shots with the camera, though we haven't started a flickr page for her, yet. Let's just say that I just recently uploaded 71 pictures to our iphoto application, all of which Elliot had taken, and most of which were nothing more than close-ups of her fingers. Here are some samples for you to enjoy. And yes, the picture at the top of this post is a self-portrait that Elliot took of herself.
