Degas and Rockwell

What we learned today (July 8, 2009) Edgar Degas -1834 to 1917 -Paris, France -Ballerinas, Jockeys and bathing women -chose to be alone -became blind so he sculpted

Norman Rockwell -1894 to 1978 -Painted every day or historic America -Painted for Boys' Life (Boy Scouts of America Publication.) -Painted 321 original covers for The Saturday Evening Post over 47 years. -Painted portraits of four presidents of the United States.

At the end of Edgar Degas life he was nearly blind and so he sculpted.  The kids had fun sculpting things out of playdough while blindfolded.

My kids loved this Norman Rockwell picture of "Uncle Scott."

Since they have already learned about Jackson Pollock, they thought that this Rockwell was fun as well.

Circus

After the camp out, my in laws had a carnival/circus for all of the grandchildren. It was very cute and creative. The kids loved it.

Bingo with pictures of the grandchildren for the bingo cards.

Sylvia was hypnotized watching grandpa Joe make balloon animals.  Who knew he had such talent!?

Isabel got this "fish" out of the fishing pond.

Luke fishing.

Sylvia sneaked into the pond.

There is nothing sexier than a man who can juggle.

Melissa, baby Matthew, and Scott!  By the way, the other names are Melissa's sisters.  Scott the ladies man.

Camping is in tents!

We went camping up in Pine Valley with Joey's family last week.  I was very proud of us because we are not camping people and yet we stayed the whole two nights even though the first night there was a thunder storm and the second night we had a puking child.

Yooohoooo! Hazel peeking out the doggie door

Luke caught a snake and was very sad that we made him let it go.

Hazel's watermelon hat that Sylvia insisted was hers.

Isabel warming her feet.

Baby Hazy.

Sylvia got across the stream but couldn't get back by herself.

Joey took the kids for a hike. (By the way, I had to call him Bear Grylls for a day because I made the mistake of doubting his boy scout fire starting skills.)

The resevior where the fishing happened.

Isabel and Sylvia both caught fish.  Isabel named hers Rainbow and Sylvia named hers Diamond.  (We ate Diamond that night.)