Spring Ballet Recital.

Isabella had her ballet recital yesterday.

Ballet has been very enjoyable.

Ms. Kelli does a great job with the kids.

Thanks to her for getting together a class for the homeschoolers!

Art Show

Here are some of the pieces Mr. had in the show.

They are incredibly difficult to photograph indoors and under gallery lighting.

The three busts in the middle are his (they sort of told a story), the triptych on the right is his and the medium painting in the middle is his as well.

If you click on any of these photo's they will load up in new window really big so you can see more detail. 

This button machine had buttons from all the differnt artists.

Josh designed the cabinet.

I think it's really fun and gives me a "Magic Emporium" vibe.

This is a huge metal monolith painted with chalkboard paint for people to draw on.

The question was posed on the other side, "What gives you strength?"

(Notice Josh drew the stick figures of our family on the top and Isabella tried to make her own version in green right below him.)

The painting to the left is also Josh's.

Pittsburgh Trip part 3: Children's Museum

Well that's a pretty entrance.

What?!?!

Oh my nerdness....

It's a Death Star made from an old Jeep Wagoneer.

There is a solar panel on the other side.

What for?

I don't know but it's a promising addition to this wonder sphere!

                                                                             

 Josh and Isabella working on their printmaking.

I believe the building the Children's Museum is in was the former Post Office.

It has a domed roof and they have these plastic streamers hanging.

Sort of odd but ends up being really beautiful when you look straight up.

Kora thought this was pretty neat.

Mr. Roger's Nighborhood section.

This ended up being Isabella's favorite spot even though she has only seen the show a handful of times.

 Look at all the puppets!!!

Yeah, I was a bit "star struck" if you will. 

Henrietta Pussycat!! Daniel Striped Tiger that lives in a timeless clock!!

 

It looks like Han Solo being frozen in carbonite.

This is under the staircase and sort of hidden.

Oh my goodness!!!

A flippin' Mystic from The Dark Crystal.

This elicits a response of either, "What's a Mystic?" or "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Holy Mackerel it's a Mystic from The Dark Crystal!!!!!!!!".

I'm clearly the latter. 

Artsy fartsy fun.

Pittsburgh Trip part 2: Bird-o-rama

I didn't know there were so many different kinds of penguin.

There were even more on the next wall.

Kookaburra, like in the song.

A cute unassuming bird that had chopped up dead mice in it's bowl.

I wasn't expecting that. 

The birds are just all around you. Flying over your head, walking along the path, roosting on the walkways. It's really neat.

She wanted to chase this guy so bad.

She did very well to keep her distance instead.