Thank you, Charles Schulz...

...for driving us crazy!

Daniel picked up this puzzle a while back--it is a mosaic of millions (pretty much) of Peanuts cartoon pictures. It definitely took a different sort of puzzle-doing-strategy. The kids tried to like it (and were occasionally happily successful), but it was just hard for them. They did, however, get into it at the end when it was easier to grab a piece and pop it in. We've been in a puzzle groove lately. Last Friday night we went on a family date to a cool puzzle shop and picked up a few more. (And a bit kid friendlier.) And now that ol' Joe Cool is completed, bring 'em on!

April Showers a month early

What else can you do when it's raining cats and dogs and occasionally hailing gerbils?

Andrew the MANdrew

This kid has been busy. First he had a mega-sick week. Poor kid was down. We BARELY nursed him back to health in time for him to receive an award in a school assembly! This was a good citizen award--for Andrew being an all around great student. That's right!He actually stayed home and we took him just to the assembly. Then we took him to a rehearsal for the play (during school hours) and then back home to rest. Crazy. That night was his play, "Compose Yourself." He played one of many composers who were statues in a museum (as you see here) that came to life. They did such a good job! Andrew had lots of group lines and his own solo in the "Composer Rap." If I can figure out how to edit the video's length I will post it. :)
He's so handsome.
This week Andrew had his last basketball game. He had a lot of fun with his buddies this season.

Foiled Again!

Monday night. Family Night. Foil sculptures for our activity. We have big nose masquerade man:

Bitty spectacles:
Han Solo trapped in that box, frozen...do you get it...it's hard to see the dimension in the foil there:
Ma in big frames:
Eliza modeling Ma's new frames:
The kids created lots of other little treasures--it was a fun, funny, quick little creative experiment.