Cute stuff

Here are a few things I had around the house that the kids made recently.  I have a huge pile of letters and art that they make that I really cherish.  It's mostly Julien, but Jonah is catching on to it quick.  Julien likes to praise Jonah's work, and say, "Oh Jonah, that is so amazing!  You are such a great artist because you learned from me!"  Lol.  

Julien made this while watching General Conference earlier this month...   



"Julien's park"



This one reminds me of a little still life art piece...(by Julien)

Here is one of Julien's recent coloring jobs.  I know I'm his mom, but I think it's pretty good for a 6 yr. old!:) This is all him, no help.   

The other night Julien and Jonah sat at the table for over an hour, just working together.  Moments like that (where it's really quiet and they are working as a team) don't happen every day, so it's sweet to see.  Julien made this little worksheet for Jonah and helped him with the answers.

That same night (after the worksheet) they worked together to draw, color, and cut out this Caterpillar.

This is a note I got from Julien the other day.  He writes notes like these to Rich and I all of the time.  It never gets old to me.  I will cherish these forever.  Some days he isn't this fond of me;).  He is so expressive and writes notes to people all of the time.  Sometimes Julien can really test me and give me attitude and get himself into trouble, but lately he has found that if he goes off and writes a little note to Rich or I (whoever the bad guy is that day), he will end up feeling better. And I'm sure he has figured out that his letters melt our hearts too.  I really like that he can write his feelings down.  This one below was a random one, not one from getting in trouble and then kissing up (although, I have to say, I love them all).

The other day I was away for the day and when I got home, Rich and the kids were at soccer practice and I found this note Julien had written Rich and laughed out loud.  He was really sick that day with a stomach bug.

This last one Julien made in art class at school.  I thought it was really good.  He didn't trace it, but he said his teacher showed him how to draw the seahorse and he copied it.  

Julien is really good at paying attention to detail and being able to draw things, even if he isn't looking at them. If I'm not looking at something, I pretty much have no clue how to draw it, so it impresses us to see his work. 

I'm done having a proud mommy moment now:).