Wise words

"Doing art, loving art and sharing art, you can never, ever mess up." -Samantha Patterson, May 20, 2013

Track and Tennis

This Spring both kids added a new sport they had never tried before! Samantha signed up for the St. Jude School Elementary Track Team (grades 3-5), and Trey joined the St. Jude Middle School Tennis Team (grades 5-8). We have spent a lot of afternoons on the tennis courts and track field, and both kids are sad to see their respective seasons  come to an end. I have a feeling some of our summer activities will involve tennis and running.

Piano recital special effects

Today was a stormy soggy mess of a rainy day, and we were grateful to have Trey's annual piano recital to look forward to this afternoon. This year Trey played two songs: Midna's Lament, a song from the Zelda video game, and Mozart's Alla Turca.

Painting club house at the farm

It was a beautiful day at the farm but we spent quite a bit of time indoors painting and decorating the old clubhouse on the farm. We had a lot of fun, especially in creating a secret knock and choosing officers for our club:

Lucky artist

Our little artist found a four-leaf clover recently in our front yard! Here are a couple of her recent works as well:

3-D printing, paintball and piano

What do 3-D printing, paintball and piano have in common?

Hiking highlights

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." - John Muir

We've had several great family hikes this past fall/winter including Audubon Acres, several trails at Enterprise South Nature Park, trails along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville plus Rainbow Falls and trails behind the farm on Signal Mountain: