hula hoopers

the kids and i made hula hoops at a playdate today. what an awesome idea! thanks ms. b. and ms. j.! we are in love with our new creations. the kids have hardly put them down since we got home. they are hula hooping, swinging them, hopping in them, jumping with them, lining them up . . . they are their new favorite toy! ken is already pretty good and can go for a long time . . . mck is getting it . . . kam is just adorable to watch trying . . . and little b.c. just carries his everywhere. i think this is a new summer tradition. does it get any better then a homemade hula hoop?!?!?

tie dye 2011

so it is now an annual tradition . . . tie dye shirts for the bailey kids! what fun! the kids were so excited to to the colors themselves this year . . . so i tied the shirts and the kiddos squirted the colors! :) they are so proud of the job they did! thanks ms. j for the idea and for joining us again! we love our shirts!

painting fun!

the kids had so much fun painting these dragon creatures from some wonderful friends (thanks ms. s!). they really took lots of time to make them extra sparkly! :) and then they hid them throughout g&g's house as a scavenger hunt for when they return from italy! they got so into finding the perfect spot . . . so cute!

watercolor time!

craft time is fun again! the kids are loving doing crafts together . . . and now that b.c. gets what he's supposed to do (stay on the paper . . . not paint himself . . . keep his paint on his paper!) it is fun for all of us! they love to create a masterpiece and pick a spot to hang it up! love.

our artist

wow. our little ken had a piece featured in the school district art show at southwestern university ! (and for the second time!!!) :) we all had to go to take a peek! :) ken LOVES art. . . that may be an understatement. the highlight of her school week is art class . . . she loves the class, loves her teacher, loves the projects! so she was beyond thrilled that she was picked. her piece was a really cool watercolor picture . . . a seascape with a fish stamped in the middle. we cannot wait to hang it on the wall!

mck and kam painting

kam and mck spent some time painting and LOVED it . . . painting at the picnic table is a whole lot easier than having to cover up the kitchen table! the clean-up is so easy too! :) they had fun mixing colors and making two great murals! :)

our little artist

ken came home from school last week with a paper about an art show and said that she would have a picture in the show . . . she was beyond excited! crafts, projects, and art are her thing right now! she loves her art class and really retains so much information about technique - it's cool!

the art show was for all the elementary schools . . . each school had a table set-up displaying 1-2 pieces of art form each grade level. ken's gingerbread painting was there framed by a black mat . . . a REAL artist! :) she used only primary colors for the painting and had to mix them herself to get different shades and colors . . . pretty cool! she was so proud of herself! :)