Nathan's new yellow belt stripe

Nathan proudly shows off his new yellow belt stripe. Part of the belt test included this question:

What is the meaning of your yellow belt?

My yellow belt represents growth and explor-nation, gaining more knowledge and learning dynamic techniques, Ma'am!

 

Charlie Brown

While cleaning out the garage today, I found some old negatives from the 1970s. Here's what they look like after some scanning and touch-up.
It's Charlie Brown! Our faithful dog from childhood. 

Portrait by an artist as a young boy

Nathan loves his weekly
extracurricular art class and we are continually amazed at the things they make him do.

This is his first oil painting. Though normally he's not particularly articulate, he can describe in detail the process for how he created it. Start with the big things, then the small things. Shadows. Perspective. Clean your brush afterwards. 

Butterfly Escape

The caterpiller we found in New Hampshire turned into a cocoon in Maine, and within a week after returning home to Mercer Island it hatched into a new monarch butterfly.

 

If you have a faster Windows computer with high bandwidth, you can also watch the hi-res version here.

circus

Here we are at the Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth.

Ellensburg Rodeo: Nathan Rides the Mechanical Bull

 Click here for a video of our experiences at the rodeo.

Ellensburg Rodeo