Puppy love!

This afternoon we heard a knock on the door and answered to find one of our little neighborhood friends, E. He said, "I have some sad news. Martin, you know the dog a few doors down, has had a stroke. He's not doing too well but can have visitors if you want to see him. We're just getting the word out in the neighborhood."

When he left, I asked Davin if he would like to make a card for Martin. He thought that would be nice so he set to work at the table and this is what he made:

And the inside:

We walked over to deliver the card and see Martin. His owner was so pleased with the card! I'm so grateful for opportunities to brighten people's days and will strive to do this more often with my children!

Swamp Creature

My husband adored Ed Emberley drawing books when he was younger and introduced Davin to them when he started to show an interest in drawing a few years ago. We own a few of the books, but they are also at the library and have been checked out multiple times by us.  We highly recommend them!

This step-by-step instructions for this drawing is from Ed Emberley's Big Purple Drawing Book.