Projects Before Baby Comes

One project that I have been working on for some time is drawing pictures for a book for our little boy and future children. Since I love animals so much, I decided that would be the theme. Right now I am focusing on safari animals, but I also want to draw farm animals. I am drawing the pictures mainly in oil pastel with touch-up in color pencil. I am trying to make the book so that it can be of interest with little ones as well as when our children get older. I figured children love to imitate the sounds animals make and will love the bright colors. I told Matt he would have to come up with the sounds that a giraffe and elephant make. On each page is a fact about the animal so when our children get older they can use it as a book to read. I have also contact papered each page in hopes that it will preserve each page longer.

Matt also brought to my attention that "Nathan" will not have a stocking for his first Christmas. I hurried and ordered stockings for Matt and "Nathan" on-line. You can see that I have a long ways to go before I am done, but I have really been enjoying the project. I have already called Mom several times about questions, which she so patiently explains to me over the phone. It has been quite a learning experience. Who said I can't sew!!!