Staying Up Late on Mommy Daughter Day

I have a first grader now! She's happy to see all her little friends again! Me? I miss her terribly! So does Madeline...she's always excited to go and pick Lil up after school. I did not pose her with the purse, she found it all on her own and it cracked me up!

Awesome Guy is out of town tonight and we took full advantage after Madeline went to sleep. Lillian stayed up with me while I finished 4 paintings! The cupcake girl is still drying, sorry for the glare. All but the mermaid will go on ebay this week. Lil cried when she heard I was going to sell her and through her tears asked for her for her birthday. How could I say no to that? I have a mermaid story about her too...with a video...another post for another day...we are about to pass out over here!

The tray to the high chair looks gross, but that's not food...it's paint! Madeline likes to paint too and I have a little watercolor set for her...she's always covered in paint by the end, but oh so fun!

Sweet dreams my bloggie friends!

Works in Progress

Sorry for the flash thingies...I took this at night and I'm just not that good with the camera when Madeline is trying to climb on the table to play with the "dolls!" I also drew a girl singing while I watched Sarah Brightman on PBS. I love her and Celtic Woman...we saw them in concert. Such beautiful voices and gowns! The "Music Man" was REALLY good! Awesome Guy is such a sweetheart to sit through musicals with me...you know...he prefers the "shoot 'em up" action adventures. He's making me an herb garden with a grow light for the kitchen...I'm so excited! I just wanted to pop in and say hello! Have a great weekend girls!

A Pink Mermaid!

Once upon a time there was a pink mermaid,
Who lived in a pink sea.
She loved to swim amongst the fish,
And sip on Mermaid tea.

I painted this on Saturday for one of Lillian's friends. Her name is Makayla, she is a swimmer, and loves ANYTHING pink. She actually collects all the pink crayons in the class and puts them in her crayon box. When I taught art, no matter what she did, it was all in pink. So I thought this little girl with her blonde hair and blue eyes NEEDED a pink mermaid! Happy Birthday honey!