Julia's 12th Birthday

Getting ready for the big party on Friday night, Julia hangs streamers.

Julia made a secret pal gift of a paper crane mobile.  She loves folding the cranes and we had a stock of them finished before we decided on the project.  We strung up the cranes once and it got tangled up and had to be cut apart.  

 I helped Julia in the beginning and her therapist, Michelle, helped put it together.  I love the concentration!

 I love the pride as well!

There are plenty of days when I get word that Julia is not listening or attending at school and so, it is all the more sweet to see pictures of her doing just that. 

 And also seeing her participate in activities with her classmates.  The decision to have her repeat fourth grade has worked very well for her.

Flowers that I used at last week's party. On Monday, Julia and I took out her new pastels and made some pictures.

Julia's picture was more interesting, to me, when it was merely a pencil drawing but I did not snap a picture then.  We talked about how to use pastels and why crayons were different from pastels.  We will do more drawing from life very soon.

My attempt.  Just fun without Julia's rigor.

Being silly with the iPad

The crew on the subway

 and visiting Uncle Harold

Christmas morning

25 December 2012