Birthday cards

We are getting ready for a birthday party for our friend Andrew.  Nate and Nile are making birthday cards.

Nate and his card.

Andrew, playing outside in the sun with a swingset.

"Nate to Andrew, 7" (the 7 is backwards)

Nile's card

Nile's name

Solar System

Today I asked Nate if he would draw a picture for my grandma (Grandma Deen) for her birthday, which is in a week. He decided to draw the solar system. With a little encouragement from me, and not much else, he drew the entire solar system, complete with planetary accessories like the Moon, Saturn's rings, Jupiter's red spot, and dwarf planets near Pluto. He asked me to label everything so she would know exactly what he drew. :)

This is the best drawing he's ever done, and now I don't really want to send it off - I want to keep it for myself. But I took lots of pictures, so I'll remember what it looked like, and I know Grandma will really enjoy it.

Pumpkin cards

portrait

Today Nate drew a picture of me. And he wrote his name, although he ran out of room and had to put the "t-e" above the "N-a".