Jordan's Animal Pictures...

Jordan has some new pictures to share... He loves to draw animals.
His deer.

Some kind of cat...

And my favorite of the three, his ram.

Great job Jor!!!

Summer fun!

Kayla and Jordan go swimming with their dad almost every evening after he gets off work. I went with them the other day and took pictures of them having fun.

The Jumps!

Raft Racing...

With Daddy!

End of School News...

School is over and the results are in...

Jordan made straight A's for the quarter. He had all A's and one B (an 89) for the year. He also came away with an Art Award. Imagine that!

Kayla's grades will be mailed, but we think she probably has A's and B's. She received an award in band and one in Social Studies.

We are pretty proud!

5th grade and 7th grade ready or not, here we come!!!

Jordan's painting...

For Easter, in his Easter sack (I didn't bother with baskets this year), Jordan got a paint by numbers kit. It was great because after church today it rained. So he spent the whole afternoon painting. I wasn't sure how he would do, but as it turns out he did a great job! (Great cheap gift idea for future reference...)

Jordan's masterpiece.

Flute update...

Kayla made first chair again last Friday! Way to go Kay!

Lions, Tigers and "ZEBEARS?!"

Jordan has a couple of drawings he wanted to share with you. The first one is his bear. I thought he did a good job on it.

The second one is of a Zebear. A Zebear is his fictitious animal he had to create for school. I thought you might like to read his essay on what exactly a zebear is, so I'm posting it too. He was proud of the project because he got a perfect score.

Zebear

by Jordan

Although I like writing about real animals, making your own is really cool. My animal is a zebear. My animal lives in the forest and in the forest it is warm. My animal defends itself by blending in with the trees. Also it kicks. If he wants food he stomps on his food like mice or rats. Sometimes he'll swim to catch fish with his sharp teeth. He drinks water also. He can run fast because of his long legs. He communicates by snarling and growling. that's what my

animal is.

Way to go KAYLA!

Kayla found out the results of her flute test today. Drum roll please! She made...

FIRST CHAIR!!!

Way to go! She feels as high as a kite, well until the next test in a couple of weeks.

Kayla's music test!

Kayla has a flute test, Friday. She gets really nervous when she has them. The test is for a grade and is a deciding factor in what"chair" she is. Say a prayer for her! She has been practicing...

We will let you know how she does.

Kayla's drawings...

Not to be outdone by her younger brother, Kayla had a few art pieces, herself. Above, is a picture she drew while watching the new Star Wars cartoons with her young cousins, during Christmas break and below is her tiger. She borrowed her brother's new art book. I wonder if he knew that?!

Jordan's new drawings...

Jordan got a new drawing book for Christmas from his Grammy. She knows how much he loves to draw. He wanted to share his two latest masterpieces with you.

Jordan's hummer...

Drawn September 26, 2008

The VIPER

Jordan loves cars. He likes to look at pictures of different cars in books and magazines. He likes to put up car posters on his bedroom walls and he likes to draw them too. He and his dad really like Dodge Vipers. One day Jordan talked his dad in helping him draw a Viper. This is the result. They make a pretty good team... Jordan is really proud of their drawing.

A little boy with a camera...

This summer while we were at a friend's wedding, Jordan was bored so he got the camera and started to play. The first picture is a "Self Portrait." Then there is what we like to call;

"The Basketball Shots."

We especially like how he captured the ball in the air!

Pretty good photography for a nine year old!

Kayla's Chinese Girl

Kayla has always been fascinated with anything Asian. This is her Chinese girl, wearing an old fashion Chinese outfit and braids in her hair.

Isn't she cute?

Artwork by Jordan

Jordan still has hunting on his mind.

Jordan's Venom (from the movie Spiderman 3)

Jordan is ready to go hunting...

Saturday, Jordan went four wheeler riding with his dad, at the deer camp. They saw five deer. One of them was "really big." This got Jordan all excited about hunting season. He came home and has been drawing different guns.

Jordan's shotgun.

Drawn on August 3, 2008

A Haiku

Graceful Floaters

Clouds in the blue sky
looking down at you from high
gracefully floating.

By Kayla
Spring 2008 - 5th Grade

The best jump?

Having some summer fun! A little creative swimming. Who do you think has the best jump???

Jordan - Jump #1

Kayla - Jump #1

Jordan - jump #2

Kayla - jump #2

Jordan - jump #3

Kayla - jump #3

Kayla and Jordan want to know what you think...

A self portrait...

This is a self portrait drawn by Jordan.