They are little artists in the making. Not only do they draw pictures constantly, but they give them to people. Every time they draw, they have a person in mind to be the recipient. I wish I could save them all, but if I did, the house would be full of papers and there would be no room for people.

At the zoo, Aidan started drawing pictures for other zoo-goers. At the train station, a group of teenagers arrived. Aidan would draw a picture of an animal, then ask one of them to spell their name, and he would add their name to the picture, then tear it off and give it to them. The ones who didn’t get a picture seemed downright envious. Later in the day, we passed that same group and they recognized him, saying, “It’s Aidan the Artist!”

Trev turns 12 tomorrow and we had a little surprise party for him last night… it was so fun. I’ll post some pics on facebook.

Love you guys!

@Mom2 – The Elmopottish was in the water. It has a huge lake compared to the small pool that the hippos have in Denver. We watched it from the bridge, and while we could see the shape of it swimming about, there really was no good angle to get a photo that would have been discernible.

@Matt – Thanks! We hope to see you soon, too.