I found this sweet drawing in Simon's backpack today. A great reminder of all that we have to be thankful for in our lives. Can you tell which one is me?
Around here summer is currently speeding up our schedules rather than slowing them down. Preparations are in full-swing for a bunch of different family adventures.
I'm also in the middle of putting together the Stories of Summer posts which will begin next Monday and run through July 6th. I'm really excited about the mix of content, including a bunch of new faces & names you might not have seen before.
I had a really nice time at Technique Tuesday's BLISS event this past weekend. My Storyology class was well-received and I hope to take some time in the coming months to get it ready in a PDF/video presentation format and make it available as a downloadable class. I was reminded once again how amazing this hobby is in the way that it brings people together.
And these two, well, they're ready for nicer weather and anything happening outside.
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This is a keeper!
That’s awfully sweet – good find!! LOVE the details he included on the drawing of you
Looks like you’ve finally got that sunshine you were longing for!
LOVE that picture – at first I thought you were hula-hooping. . .or got GIANT boobs. . .then I realized that was Anna – LOVE it!! I love my kids’ art from school.
Hillary
So sweet.
Love the glasses.
: )
xoxo.
That’s sooo cute!
Simon’s drawing is such a treasure! I’m curious… did it come out of his backpack like that or did you need to iron it? I’m retired from teaching but I used t watch the little ones ‘cram’ their papers in their backpacks. If this starts to happen you can put an empty paper towel roll in his pack and show him how to roll his papers around it.
Anna in a swimming suit is the cutest! Wow, Simon is getting so tall!
Can’t wait for those summer posts Ali, look forward to all things summer even though we are in the middle of winter here in Australia.
Love it … especially how Anna is drawn in as a happy Mexican jumping bean. Too cute!
I love Simon’s picture, especially how he drew you. Can’t wait to see what your adventures are going to be. Love the bathingsuit photo, Simon is built just like my son Sam, you can see all bones and spine and his ribs, he eats all day and night but doesn’t gain any weight. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to summerstories.
Truly enjoyed your lecture at B.l.i.s.s. Inspired now to journal more stories. Thanks again.
P.s. Love your glasses in the drawing…dontcha love it?
Kids are the best!
I love how he called it a HOME vs. a house.
You have made a wonderful home for your children.
Enjoy your summer adventures!
How sweet! I love the tiny baby and glasses.
love it Ali!!! it’s always fun & heartwarming to find these little things:)
i love your hair and glasses and holding baby anna. i love it when the kids create art and express themselves. so sweet. thanks for sharing ali.
So precious!!
The real question is, which one is Simon?! : )
i love it! now that my kids are older i especially love looking back on those drawings.
LOVE Simon’s art!!
you are too cute, with your glasses and holding baby anna!
through his eyes we see the innocence of life.
What a great photo. I love that your photos capture such awesome stories — like Anna’s and Simon’s age/size difference, emphasized by where Simon gets cut off in the picture, and that it doesn’t prevent them from being super cute friends ready to get some sun!
I’m excited to find out exactly what your Storyology class is all about!
Ali, you are so good for me – and by extension, my family. I am working on a project of collected artwork by my brilliant, sensitive and quite good looking grandchildren. Making recycled chipboard covers, and putting in several of the pages of art, along with photos of the creators “in process” I am doing it for the moms, but I KNOW I won’t really want to give them up once they are done…
Ali I absolutely loved the Storyology class. It really inspired me to pull out my pen & paper more often and to bring stories back to my scrapbooks, instead of just pictures & embellishments. Believe it or not I have my composition book with me in my purse and have not stopped carrying it around since your lecture. Thank you thank you thank you!!!! I think you just improved my life more then you know!
(tell Chris to keep thinking of hobbies!)
I love Simon’s drawing! What a treasure!!!
So sweet! Hope you guys have a good summer.
oh my goodness! What an amazing memory to treasure. Simon might not always love his home (teenagers can be fickle), but this is something to hold on to.
Just perfect…
Looking forward to read your blog..
Simon really has an eye for detail doesn’t he! Love the photograph too! Jo x
Love that drawing!
This is why I love to teach…kids are incredible little people!
Hi Ali-
Thanks for coming and hanging out with us!
It was great meeting and talking with you at BLISS! Your Storyology class really made me think about the way I scrapbook. I’ve always been the one to buy the latest and the greatest…but have realized that its the story and the photos that makes more of a difference. I will definately work on telling my own story like we talked about
What a treasure.
i love that drawing, and how you are holding the baby!!! you’re a lucky lady, ali.
Oh my goodness that is SO sweet!
Love this sweet drawing:
The family – even Baby Anna! – is smiling and your glasses are the icing on the cake! How cute is this?
There is nothing better than a child’s art and their sweet, first attempts at handwriting. Love this! Sweetie pie Simon… nice art!
Absolutely aDORable drawing!!! Go Simon!!!!!
Loving Simon’s drawing. It is sweet how Anna is in your ‘arms’ and he put your glasses on. A mama needs to see. Very nice.
so precious. I hope my kids feel the same.
Love the picture- especially how he drew you!
What a perfect reminder to you and Chris that all is well with your current dwelling, whether tight or not.
Thanks for sharing Ali& I can’t wait for a pdf class…as I’m antsy to get back to telling our story….
awwww… love the drawing, love your glasses too
Anna’s swimsuit is so cute, enjoy your time having summer adventures!
OMWORD!! That drawing is absolutely priceless. He drew you to a T! heehee. I also cannot get over how fast that little girl of yours is growing. I mean really ….has it been so long that she can actually walk? Seems like yesterday.
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Oh, this is soooo cute!
I am all teary eyes here.
Have to draw more with my daughter so maybe I will find those kind of treasures too.
That is precious!
That picture is so cute, i cant wait for James to bring home picture likes that (hes start JK in september)
i love this photo with Simon’s finger on top of Anna’s head…both deep in their own thoughts
the photo is a darling and I love Simon’s drawing, so sweet!
Love Simon’s sweet picture and the photo with the slip n slide – super summer fun.
Too Too cute, I love finds like this. I found you, you look very cute as a stick!!!