Summer Art: Clint

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Snow

Jeff is good at making things in the snow. Before blogging, I made scrapbook pages of all of the forts and snowcreatures he and Clint used to make.

He was even in the paper when he was in High School for making a huge Dragon out of snow with his friends.

I need to do a blog post about all of those other things.

He made an igloo for the boys yesterday.

The snow was wet and the day was warm...I don't think the igloo will last for long.

But remembering will.

My memories are really getting me through right now. I am a little worried about providing good memories for my boys this year. The summer may be a little rough. It may be a whole lot rough.

I am not sure what is in store for us, but we will always have eachother...

And memories that will keep us safe, and together.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Guitar Recital 2010

Clint is gone at scout camp for the week, and we really miss him. Especially Derek. But we know he is good hands.

These are the photos I took of him at his guitar recital a few weeks ago. He is such a good little musician. I didn't have the video camera charged up, but he promised to play a few songs and let me tape them when he comes home.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Water Balloons

1&1/2 hours to fill up.....

About 5 min. to throw.

Maybe 15 min. We did a few rounds and the kids were patient while I filled up more for 20 to 30 min. in between.

And they all helped clean up the balloons afterwards. What a bunch of great kids!

Lego Champ

We haven't been to the library for ages. We all were sitting around one evening and decided to go and grab a few things to read.

Clint just happened to see a flyer for a Lego competition the following week. He came home and went to work coming up with a creation that would be original. He is a LegoManiac by nature, and has been for years.

He showed up on the night of the competition with a really cool Lego Book, that opened and closed like a real book, and had pages made of Legos with pictures on them.

I was very impressed. But when we got to the Library, I was also really impressed by a lot of the other designs. That red car on the table took first place. Clint took third, and we were really excited.

His creation is on display at the Library for the next few weeks, and he won a gift card to Toys R Us. I went up to the library today and saw a girl taking a picture of his book with her phone...I almost told her my son made it, but she may have thought I was weird, and why would she believe me? But still, it was cool to see someone appreciating it. And I couldn't help saying to myself "yep, that's my boy!"

Monday, June 14, 2010

Superheros II

Clint decided to make a superhero movie. He is going through a little movie-making phase...I think Steven Spielberg started around the same age...

These are the princesses that the superheros have to rescue.

And this is everyone taking a lunch break.

The superhero council.

The rescue. Don't worry. We will post the entire movie as soon as Clint edits it...and charges up his video camera battery.

Swimming Season 2010

Last week I just took Clint's camera to the pool because I don't like taking mine around the water.

I had a hard time with not being able to look in the eye-piece. You have to just look on the screen on the back. It was hard to see the screen in the sun.

My eye was a little off because I didn't know for sure what I was shooting.

Derek is a fish. And Clint made the best of it, but he is definately growing out of pool time. Still, he has to come with us...it gets him out of the house and away from the x-box. Sometimes I hate that Clint and Derek are so far apart in age. Derek is at such a fun and magical age. Clint is a real sweetheart, but is definately old enough to prefer friends and electronics to playtime and family. But he goes along. At least for now.