We walked to the park up the street from our house...where they drummed, played on play structures, ran around, played catch with their grandpa...and just had some good outdoor time.
Back at the house they got artsy!
They called it being at "Grandma's Craft Camp!"
My grand daughter drew with nice waxy colored pencils and my grand son sewed on my machine, as I supervised.
Isn't this a lovely design he made from fabric scraps and red thread!
We were told that they had to read 30 minutes each day. They chose to do it in the hammock on day one!
I had fun drawing them.
My grand son and I both agreed this did not look much like him. He really didn't want to sit still long and so I got the dimensions of his face all wrong. But I think I got his Red Sox T-shirt just right!
And Henry? Well, poor Henry was simply miserable the whole time they were here. He hid in his spot in the front yard under lots of brush, only coming into the house late at night after the kids were fast asleep. And then asked to be let out again. Luckily it was warm enough to stay out all night. Because he did for three nights. The kids would be gentle with him if he'd give them half a chance.
By day three he almost did, but thought better of it. Oh well, he's back to normal now.
Your Grands are growing up right before our eyes. Too much fun.
ReplyDeletethat photo of the kids reading on the hammock is priceless, lynn! donate that to your local library: they will make a poster of it!!
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are you exhausted at all, or maybe after age five it gets easier?
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Kj, I was tired after they left but not AS TIRED as I have been in past years. It does get easier. 1) they are self sufficient. GD can even go into the garage looking for fabric to use for crafts by herself; they bathe themselves now; they don't whine or cry much anymore at all; they eat well; I was there to help with art projects it seemed every minute, but I love doing that...we took them places and they are really well behaved, just fun to be with. Talking to them and listening to them is a real treat too. They are even good at cleaning up their messes and putting things away. Yes, it does get easier! They are almost eight!
DeleteLovely photos, clever children, and a clever cat, who preferes to walk by himself! Glad you had such a good time! Valerie
ReplyDeleteGreat fun photos of grandchildren ~ love the fabric art he did ~ and your sketching is excellent ~ (A Creative Harbor)
ReplyDeleteYour art is likely and fun - thanks for visiting me - it's great to see other peoples' styles. I love your work. Betty
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DeleteMarvellous marvellous to see them again. They are growing up so beautifully too.I love the sewn art and also the hammock picture. What a pleasure they are and I know what these 3 days meant to you.
ReplyDeleteWanted to add that Snuffles behaves like this too when the grands are around, she slinks off to her bed and keeps her distance, I think they don't feel safe with little kiddie's fingers around them.
ReplyDeleteThese kids are growing up into mature young adults before our eyes. They have a different look about them now. Cute kids. Love the Hammock shot. Looks like you had lots of fun and the drawings are great. It is hard to get them to stay still long enough to draw them correct but its still a great drawing. Poor ole Henry. He missed out on lots of lovin' :))
ReplyDeleteLooks like everyone was having a good time...they look like really sweet kids. Your drawings are so special....keeping a kids still is very hard as you well know. Just getting a picture can be donting.
ReplyDeleteThe Closet is going to be fine. We will have two layers. One high and the other lower. We talked about a walk in, but we have changed our minds. We have a large Laundry room for storage downstairs. Most of our cloths are sporty, not alot of hanging. It works for us. With slanted walls a walk in was going to be really hard to make work without bumping our heads.
I'm glad you had a good time with your grandkids, and it seems they liked the art stuff. Love your sketches of them. The photo taken in the hammock is my favorite one.
ReplyDeletePoor Henry. But those grandkids more than made up for any attention you might have missed from Henry. And I think he's over it by now. What fun you all had. I'm glad they got to play AND read! Not sure who had more fun, the grandkids or the two of you!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful. LOVE the sketches of your grandkids. Hee Well done. :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to be one of your grand kids. I'll have free a free craft camp experience. lol. That would be a blast.
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I love how great your grandkids are! Their parents (and grandparents) are doing all the right things I think! I haven't been blogging so much, but I do check FB more often so I see your pics there - you are really going to town on the lunch sketches. I love them.
ReplyDeleteWonderful getting to know the sweet characters of your grandchildren!! Very nice illustrations! Poor Henry, glad he's recovered from the trauma of visitors!! Looks like it was a very memorable time for all!! You have a couple of budding artists in your midst. Wonderful sewing design!! Interesting to think he could one day be a famous designer, all because of this shot at sewing...Thanks for sharing this special moment!!
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Wow such fun and what beautiful children!
ReplyDeleteI missed SS but I'm still zipping around and checking in :) My MIL is amazing with my kids...she is an inspiration as are you. Makes me want grand kids, but I guess I REALLY need to wait as my oldest is only 14 :) Love your sketches and blog, as always you are an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteLooks like the kids had as much fun as you did! They are so lucky to have you two!
ReplyDeleteGS has a good sense of composition, and GD looks very focused on her sketching--it seems like they were just little tiny--