Father's Day

We shared a nice little father's day with Kevin yesterday.  I hope he had as much fun as Logan and I did.

First we let Kevin sleep in, but for some reason, he didn't want to and he was down stairs not long after Logan and I arrived downstairs.  Kevin noticed the box on the counter and opened up his present from Logan--lawn service for the rest of the summer.  Now Kevin can spend more time with us instead of the hot Texas sun.

After breakfast we all hung out on the couch for a while and watched some tv.

The we went outside and did some work in the yard.  Logan was a big help.

There must have been something exciting up in that tree.

While at lunch at Whataburger, Logan took a little break from his chicken for some dancin'.

All in all it was a great father's day.

Zilker Park and the Zilker Zephyr

I was trying to find something fun and different for Logan and I to do.  While doing some research on the interwebz, I stumbled upon the Zilker Zephyr Train at Zilker Park.  On Thursday morning, we packed up a snack, some water, and our sunscreen and headed on down to Zilker Park.

We arrived early at the park.  You can't purchase tickets until 10am.  The first train leaves at 10:15.  So, while we waited, Logan went and played on the playground that is just up the hill from the train station.  There he found an old Zilker Fire Department truck.

Finally it was time to go to the station to buy our tickets.

Logan was super excited when we walked up to the station and he saw the train.

 We waited in line, bought our tickets, and took our seats on the train.

Finally, the conductor took his seat and we were off.  Logan took a few minutes to warm up to the ride.  There were several times towards the beginning of the ride where he wanted to stand, but he soon understood that he couldn't stand.  He sat for the rest of the ride.  Most of the trip he sat in wonderment of the moving world around him.  In the end, he really enjoyed the train ride...I even caught him smiling a few times.

Arts & Crafts Activity: Art Paste Collage

I thought today would be a good morning to try a new art activity.  I had flipped through my book and came upon this really easy art paste recipe.  All I needed was flour, sugar, and water.

Then, you have to cook it all.  This was the hard part.  If you have ever made a roux, you know what I mean.  The constant stirring is killer on your arm.  The recipe said to cook and stir until it was clear.  It never turned clear.  So, this is what it looked like when I had had enough.

Prior to making the paste, Logan and I (it was mostly me because Logan would rip the paper in half and that was it--he didn't want to rip them smaller) ripped up some construction paper for his collage.  Once the paste was cool enough, I put Logan's apron on and he had some fun.

I loved watching him carefully dip the piece of paper in the paste before placing it on the page.  

I thought at some point he would dip his fingers in and use it more like finger paints, but he continued to dip in the paper and put them on his poster board in that fashion.

 

I think he had fun with this art process today.  I think he would have continued if I hadn't stopped him when he wanted to give the paste to Chico.  

Collage #1, Logan Barnett, paste and torn paper, 9"X11", 6/10/2011

Iye, Iye (which of course means Ice, Ice)

These days, Logan is obsessed with ice.  He asks for it at dinner, he asks for it at lunch.  While we were making some paste this morning, he noticed the ice cube holders that were sitting in a bag on the window sill.  He asked for one.  We put some ice in it.  From there it was "Ice On".  This is what ensued...

Random Photos

Logan lined them up like this...small to large.

Super Man Curl

vroom vroom

That chocolate cake sure was good!!!

Like my new hat?

 

 

 

 

Too cute!

Someone must 'ave cut off the other side of me mustache while I was eating.

Let the summertime art begin!!

Since it is officially summer (graduation was Friday--yay!), I decided that Logan and I will create some art over the summer.  I bought this great book during spring break, First Art: Art Experiences for Toddlers and Twos, and can't wait to use it.  I has so many fun things in it I think Logan will love.

Well, during spring break, I also bought some other art supplies.  And, I thought today was as good as any to try them out.  Of course I bought the traditional finger paint pots, but I also found these paints and thought they would be easy to work with. 

 

They come in little trays and I thought Logan can dip his fingers in and have at it.  

Logan was super excited when I tied on his red apron.  It was like he knew what was coming....

paper and paint.

 

Logan had a lot of fun.  He even had a taste of the gel paint--yum.  He had his finger in his mouth before I could stop him.  

All in all, I really like the gel paints for the ease of use and the "not-so-messy" media it is.  It also gave him more color choices than what is in the finger paints package.  I am excited to keep making art with Logan.  I hope he is excited too!

Purple Streak #4,  Logan Barnett, gel paint on poster board, 11"x14", 6/8/2011