Friday, April 30, 2010

Monstrous

A person has to be fearless around our house, what with all these monsters that keep popping up thanks to Elijah, age 4...





"Cocoon" by Gracie


"Cocoon" for Illustration Friday
by Gracie, age 9

This fairy helps butterflies out of their cocoons...

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Spring

We have a magnolia tree in our backyard, and for a brief 3-day window when it blooms each year, it's the most beautiful thing ever.  Earlier this week, the kids scooted outside with their paints to try to capture it before the petals started dropping...


by Lily


by Gracie


by Isaac

Sunday, April 11, 2010

"Linked" by Gracie


"Linked" for Illustration Friday
by Gracie, age 9

It's a chain of "barrel-full-of-monkeys" monkeys

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Dryer Dude


Our hair dryer recently expired, breathed its last, bit the dust...
So Isaac tore it apart and built this cool guy out of the bits and pieces hiding inside...

Monday, March 15, 2010

Ooooo....


Skeleton
by Elijah

Monday, March 08, 2010

Awwww....


Panda
by Elijah

Friday, March 05, 2010

Robot


A cool robot puppet Gracie made by painting cardboard tubes and boxes... His head looks left and right and it can pop in and out of his body.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Oily


Isaac's first experiment using oil paints!

Friday, February 19, 2010

Duck Duck


It's been a while since we've seen any ducks from Lily, so here are a couple for good measure...

Sunday, February 14, 2010

"Adrift" by Elijah


"Adrift" for Illustration Friday
by Elijah, age 4

Monster in a boat!

"Adrift" by Lily


"Adrift" for Illustration Friday
by Lily, age 6

Penguin on an iceberg!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

"Muddy" by Gracie


"Muddy" for Illustration Friday
by Gracie, age 9

"Muddy" by Lily


"Muddy" for Illustration Friday
by Lily, age 6

Sunday, February 07, 2010

Royal Blue


King
by Elijah

Friday, February 05, 2010

Kapow!


Kickin'
by Lily

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Handy


Isaac posed and drew his hand for this awesome charcoal picture!

Monday, February 01, 2010

Bow-wow!


Puppy
by Elijah, age 4

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Z-Kids eatin' yogurt


"Strong and Happy" drawing contest entry
by Gracie, age 9

Gracie drew herself and her siblings enjoying Yoplait yogurt...  Left to right: Isaac, Grace, Elijah, Lily, and baby Evie (who is wearing it more than eating it!)

Gracie hopes to win some educational material/supplies in a contest sponsored by Yoplait Kids and 5 Minutes for Mom!


Update:  Gracie is a finalist!  Congrats Gracie!  The winner is determined by popular vote...  If you want to check out the entries and vote for your favorite, you can join the fun: here


UPDATE 2:
  Gracie Won!!!  Woo-hoo!  Lots of happy dancing around here!  Thanks to everyone who voted!  And congratulations Gracie!!!

Friday, January 15, 2010

Snazzy


All Dressed Up
by Gracie

Dad loves the color scheme Gracie has going on here...

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Cutie-girl


Self Portrait - Jan 2010
by Lily

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

"Confined" by Gracie


"Confined" for Illustration Friday
by Gracie, age 9

The big sister has been confined to the house... a very small house...

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Sequential


Isaac has a great start to something that looks Graphic Novel-y...

Friday, December 11, 2009

"Hatch" by Isaac


"Hatch" for Illustration Friday
by Isaac, age 11

You can always click the image above for a larger view... But here's a detail as well:

"Hatch" by Gracie


"Hatch" for Illustration Friday
by Gracie, age 9

These birds are shocked to see an elephant hatch from one of their eggs!