Painted

This week I brought back an art project that was one of my favorites during summer camp: egg painting!

My elementary students were just as amazed as the kids I did this with last summer and I was happy to see similarly great results. In addition to learning how to make paint comparable to how the old masters would have... we learned about Illuminated Manuscripts and saw lots of examples of the pretty lettering and intricate details. I had the students write the first letter of their name in a similar fashion and then decorate the border of their paper. Later in the week we'll go back with markers and add some finer details, but I think the kids really enjoyed making these. I've learned lots of things in my time teaching art, and one of them is that kids really like to write words and add letters to their artwork... regardless of what it is haha.

This one was a favorite.

Another funny little story:  I brought these into the dining room at home to dry and caught Theo up on the table licking them. Gosh that cat is weird haha good thing these are non-toxic?

Road-trip Experts

I'm sure that most of my friends can attest to this, but I've never claimed to be a great road-tripper. This made me super nervous to make an 11 hour drive through the night but thankfully I have an amazingly patient husband who puts up with my teeny tiny bladder and my grumbly tummy... oh and my strong dislike of driving. Keith was an absolute champion and drove us the WHOLE 11 hours there and back with no talk of needing to switch. I was pretty darn thankful for the sleep he let me have and that I was able to relax on the drive. He's the best. I stayed awake with him for most of the trip and we got to have some great chats, listen to music and do our best to cut through the boredom. I wouldn't have wanted to be with anyone else though. Here are a couple shots from the car and pictures of us at the weirdest place in the world: South of the Border. It was even creepier and more deserted than I remembered. I would say it's worth it to stop and see it in all it's bizarre glory, but don't hang around too long. It's terrifying haha