noah van gogh

i'm so proud of an for producing this artwork, among others. he normally does his painting at the back of the house. he has his lil art corner at the shaded area of the back, so whenever he feels like it, he can crayon or paint away! he'll do a few quick pieces at one time & the one below caught my eyes instantly with its colourful display of splashed paints!

i've asked him the meaning of his abstract painting

& here's what a future noah van gogh has to say:

title: windmill

• the big splash of bright blue is the windmill
• the bluish green zigzag on the top-left is lightning
• the multicoloured spots is rain

i was indeed impressed with his explanation.
an, in his painting, was envisioning
a windmill on a stormy day.

holiday projects

an hol activities include attending classes mainly for crafts & play. it's only his 1st week & he has produced 3 beautiful handcrafts. i believe his teacher had put in most of the work but to think that he was involved in the process of creating them is definitely worthwhile. an gets all excited every time he has something new to show me. it's a joy to know that he's having fun!

being a parent, learning from trial & error (heaps of it i must say!), or constantly reading anything & everything that's parent-child related to exchanging info with other mommies about what's best for our kids ~ i, for one, would like to give our boys an educational experience that's truly wholesome, an equal balance of work & play i.e. i want them to learn at their own pace + space & i pray i'd never ever compel them into something they're not into even if i, their mommy, consider it to be otherwise. education is an important aspect of life, but for me, striking a balance in life is a bigger deal.

anyway, having said all that, mom told me that an will be baking cookies today. yeah for him!

glittering, green-eyed snake

funky checked, old school dino

hippy tie-dye cloth

last day of school

it was the last song performed by all the students of the kindergarten & an looked happiest. he'd been asking me day after day whether tomorrow & the day after tomorrow is a school holiday. sometimes he'll show me his 2 hands with 10 fingers standing uprightly & ask me, 'mommy, i've this many holidays?' ~ so cute when he does that! i then assure him he has more holidays than his 10 fingers & that answer always makes his day!

who wouldn't want to be a kid? it's so much fun that i miss it myself! haha!

i love christmas-es!!!

i know it's early november ~ can't help BUT get excited over the fact that christmas is only a month away! i'm a kid again! yeah! jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way...oops, getting carried away now am i :o)

5 reasons why i love christmas...

1. the birth of CHRIST which brings renewed faith, hope, immense LOVE & a rejoicing spirit!

2. a time of recollection & thankfulness

3. reunion of loved ones, near & far

4. shopping for pressies (i'd be lying if i excluded shopping ~ hehe!), wrapping them up & designing my own gift tags

5. christmas songs, big green trees, pretty decorations & beautiful, glittering lights