art fair/young author book

On Tuesday, I took all the boys to Marcus and Cale's school for their art fair and for Marcus's young author showcase. First stop was to see Marcus's young author book. I guess all the second graders picked a topic to research, write about and then have the book made into a hardback form. Marcus picked walruses. The book looked pretty cool and I hope that he brings it home so we can get a better look at it. Unfortunately, I had to cut my look short and run after Liam who would not stand still and wait. Imagine that.


Next stop, the art fair exhibit. The art teacher had each grade level paint a specific sceen. The kindergarten painted butterflies and the 2nd grade did bridges over water. She framed the pictures of the students that said they were coming to the fair-as part of a fundraiser. The pictures looked very nice framed but I was not going to pay $50 for their framed art. I tried to explain to Cale that he will get his picture back and we could probably frame it for less. He wasn't very happy with that answer. But, a few days have gone by and he has seemed to forgotten the whole thing. Ewan and Liam had fun running around the stage in that room. Liam did not want to leave-he really like "singing" on the stage. Here are the boys' paintings...

Cale and his butterfly painting

Marcus and his bridge painting