Zia has been practicing for a Christmas drama for weeks, and this Sunday was the presentation at our church. The story involves a time machine that carries a group of kids through the 20th century, then all the way back to the Bethlehem manger. They donned different hats and props and sang a song for […]
Tornado by Zia. This one seemed to be as much about the wild painting process as it was about the representation of a tornado!
Her drawings are always changing, evolving, over time. The layering of bodies, the facial expressions, and all the little details that make each animal or person unique reflect her growing ideas. As much as I loved her monotone stage, the addition of different colors is exciting to me. She doesn’t like to be called an […]
“Chub and Sissy…together again, the best of friends.” That’s what Zia crooned under her breath this morning as she popped out of her little bed next to mine and snuggled in beside Cash. She somehow acquired the nickname “Sissy” when she became a big sister, and Cash is affectionately known as “Chub” to both Zia […]
Zia had her first recital Thursday. For the last couple of weeks she has been saying she was too scared to go on stage, but at Wednesday’s class she suddenly lost her stage fright and decided she wanted to do it. She put together a fairy outfit and I did her hair, painted her nails (can […]
