Flower power

J is just learning to use scissors.  Right now he's using his left hand, but we'll see see if that sticks.  (He also does a lot of writing with his left hand.  His great-grandfather, great-uncle, and his Ahna are all left-handed, so it wouldn't surprise me if he sticks with that.) 

We cut out some shapes together and glued them on to craft sticks.

He decided one of the flowers would be for his mommy, and one for his daddy, as a welcome present from him.  They arrived a few days before Thanksgiving.

                                    

Craft time

While J was visiting, we decided to do a craft.





Snowmen seemed like a great idea.

J did a bit of coloring.

I tried using glue, which didn't work very well. Eventually I figured out I needed a type of dowel to connect the spheres.

Nana came in with some branches to use for arms, and we decided to break off some small pieces and make our own dowels.

Mom raided her button jar for just the right buttons to use.

J helped make sure the placement was just right.

He really enjoyed helping make a Micky Mouse snowman.

It looks like mom was having a good time here.

And apparently so was J!

After we finished our snowmen, J and his mommy hung them on the tree.

And here you go--Frosty and Micky.

Arts Festival

In September my mom and I attended an arts festival in our town. Like most other festivals in our town, it was held around the court square. We have a beautiful, historic court square in our town, and I just love it when we spend time there on a beautiful day such as we had at the arts festival.




There were artists, displaying and selling their pictures, and working on their next pieces as well.

There was a booth featuring the ladies from the local quilting club, and their beautiful work.

I have to admit, the Judy Garland as Dorothy material? A little out of place to me. Maybe that's a tornado pattern, or something like that? lol

There was a lot more to see/smell/hear that day---many more booths displaying artisans' crafts, local organizations raising funds through food sales, and bands. This was my second year attending, and I hope next year to go back again.