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I am the nursery song leader in our new ward which is the perfect calling in my opinion.  Sing a few songs with cute little kids during the Sunday School hour and then relax during Relief Society?  Yes, please!  I’ve been singing The Oxcart around the house to remember the words and made paper plate wheels for the children to hold while we creak them as we sing.

Brooke found the wheels and created her own oxcart:

A few days later, her oxcart evolved to this:

I love that she added a chair for her to sit on.  She’s headed to Zion in the lap of luxury.

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Golden Art

I’ve been storing up kid artwork for a while, so here’s a post dedicated to our aspiring artists/graphic novelists.

Brooke’s school papers continue to be used (for better or for worse) as her sketch pad:

Holidays bring out her creativity:

She saw our bananas and couldn’t resist giving them a little personality:

And then we have the endless doodles and comics she draws on every scrap of paper she can find:

Caroline isn’t quite as prolific of an artist, but she does do cute drawings as well:

Spencer enjoys drawing also. Here we have a self portrait:

Another child who can’t resist doodling at school:

Spencer went through a phase where he was really into flags. He’d look up pictures of different flags and recreate them in miniature:

Lately Madison has been joining the artistic ranks.

Madison drew this one in church. Her friend Norah is sad, so she’s giving Norah a doll to make her happy:

This princess got caught in a rainstorm and wasn’t happy:

Madison brought this paper home from preschool. I was shocked at the adorableness of that zebra and had to text her preschool teacher to see if Madison actually drew that. Turns out she did draw it all by herself. It’s especially surprising how good her zebra is when you compare it to the other two animal blobs beside it.

One day we played Pictionary as a family. We told Madison she could draw whatever she wanted. The category was “animal.” She drew this:

After guessing every animal we could think of we finally asked Madison what it was. Her response? A giraffe. I continue to chuckle to myself every time I think of her neckless giraffe.

8 Comments

  1. Jacob
    July 24, 2012 @ 8:48 am

    That is very creative. But why do I feel a sudden and raging dislike for my cute, little neice?

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  2. sarah
    July 24, 2012 @ 11:57 am

    She is so smart! I can’t even believe the things that girl comes up with.

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  3. Kim
    July 24, 2012 @ 1:40 pm

    She is super creative and extremely smart. Not so sure the “oxen” are the right size for such a big load. I laughed and laughed at Brooke sitting in her chair. That proves she is a smart girl. I would want a chair in my ox cart as well. This is the best pioneer story I’ve ever heard.

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  4. Kim
    July 24, 2012 @ 1:42 pm

    P.S. I just re-looked at the picture and cracked up that she is taking Bear along with her on the journey. And we all have to agree that a lawn mower will be critical for when she settles in the promised land.

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  5. Kim
    July 24, 2012 @ 1:44 pm

    P.P.S. Look at that clean kitchen!!!! Your house has definitely come a looooooonnnng way since the day you took ownership.

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  6. Ann
    July 24, 2012 @ 2:48 pm

    That’s so cute!

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  7. Gina
    July 25, 2012 @ 10:46 am

    Hey! I was witness to that journey! (Cute wheels!) I’m glad we got to see your new house and catch up. It would have definitely been nice to have had more time so we weren’t in such a rush. Thanks for having us. It’s always great to see you.

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