Father's Day

I just received the Art of Ratatouille as a father's day gift. Pixar books have become somewhat of a tradition on father's day (although I have to admit we skipped the Incredibles book because of the lack of drawings in it). One of the biggest surprises in previous years was the Art of Finding Nemo signed by John Lasseter.

This year I had mentioned that I didn't want to even look at the book until I had seen the movie, fearing that the story would be given away. But we surprised my five year old last night and took her to the sneak preview. What an amazing film! We can't wait to see it again!

Here is the beautiful wrapping paper from my gift by the talented Ginny:

It's Remy and Emile. Evidently, Emile now has angel wings. Don't worry. No spoiler there.

Hey Pixar, she's available for the next film and she will probably work for Mac & Cheese and some toys.

Ginny Sketches

I am such a proud papa. I have to share this stuff with the world. My 5 year old is proving to be an amazing little artist. Here is one of her most recent drawings.



It's a giraffe and snail with balloons. The snail has let go of his balloon (how he was holding it don't ask. We been watching too much Veggie Tales.).It's completely out of her head but there are elements in the giraffe's head and expression that are keen observations from a statue we have in our living room. It's great to see how she interprets things.

Ginny's Mater movie

I spent the afternoon showing my four-year-old how to make stop motion movies and the rest of the day trying to figure out Youtube. Here's her first effort ( and mine).