Chalk-o-Lot 2008 Flagstaff

Every Labor Day week end we head up the hill and attend the chalk-a-Lot at the Art in the Park festival in Flagstaff. The event is put on by a great local artist, David Grandon, of the Grandon Gallery on Leroux. Here is an article on this years events:
http://www.flaglive.com/flagstafflive_story.cfm?storyID=180218
There is also a video clip here on the Gallery from the Flagnews:
http://flgnews.com/dates/040607/grandon.htm

This years T-Shirt, I have a collection going... I'm thinking that they would make a great quilt!

Our budding artist, DGD Sorren 2 1/2 Getting started...
DGS Robert (8yrs), playing with blending the chalk....

Filling in the background.....

Gregg, minding the young artist...

Robert, making the sky blue.....

Chany's Lady Bug Birthday salute for Sarah Bean (Happy Tuna Sarah!)

Robert's purple and yellow flowers.....
Some of the sky and mountains.....
Look, I got dirty hands!



I got Popcorn mama...(DGS Sean 2 1/2)

Robert, still busy......
Robert and Nana......

Filling in the hills......




Finished! Van Gough, Picasso, and Dr. Seuss meet at Macy's (coffeehouse) for coffee and steamed eggs!

Another Picasso!
Family Love
The color on this one was amazing!

Picasso again.


Dr. Seuss trees....
Robert helping mom....

Really detailed and beautiful colors, she was originally only going to use just blue, it was just awesome!
I think this was Steve's? I think he won first place too!
TB's drumming circle... before he was done, I thought he was drawing a guy drawing on the sidewalk... he did a great job!
I loved this one! I think it would make a great T-shirt!

The walkway....
Chany's finished!
Still working....
I can't wait till next year, I already have a design, but I say that every year and I alwasy so something different! I am thinking of doing a mini chalk fest at the block party this year in November. I think it would be a lot of fun!

Cabin Fever

The Munds Park Cabin was calling... but I guess the monsoons were called too....

Sorren on the back deck...

The guys sat and watched the rain.....
Played some ping pong....
The kids ran up and down the stairs....
Jerry plugged in the DVD player...(is that just wrong? They kids were happy)

Chany took a picture of me taking a picture....
It quit raining for a while


The meadow on the way to Knicknick Lake, by the Anderson Preserve

Ah, the joys of technology!

Out looking for deer.....

Didn't see any deer, but saw a DD......

Didn't get any pictures of the kids fishing, because of the rain.....

We had a great weekend, and didn't get too wet... it was a nice escape, cool weather was a nice change...the kids are ready to go again next weekend....Gregg just wants to go and fish....

That works for me, I can draw or knit.....the baby likes to play in the mud....Happy!

Dancing in the Park

We headed up to Flagstaff for the long weekend, with Chany and Jerry and the kids in tow. We got a late start at the Chalk-o-Lot event, but enjoyed the day, the music, belly dancers, vendors, food (well some of it), and really enjoyed watching the kids have fun, dance and play!

Will you dance?

This video was featured on the NASA Astronomy picture of the day, a while back, in July I think, but I just found it on good old YouTube!

It is about the connections that we make, without the use of language, sharing joy, in a simple but very profound way.

It made me laugh, and smile and think, that there is after all, possibilities......

It also really reminded me of my wonderful niece Sasha, and her joy, and the pleasure and wonder she finds in the world around her...

We keep trying to educated children, yet we have so much to learn form them!