The Adventures of Sooper Deacon

I have indeed been a slacking slacker, not having posted an update to this site in just over a month. But I make it up to you tonight, with the presentation of what could be a long-lived comic strip, Sooper Deacon. It's what our oldest and I drew at church today as I was trying to improve his mood. It worked until he figured out he had to stay after church for another meeting.

BONUS POST: Warriors!

Another example of how introducing something to my kids will cause them to run all over with it. Our middle child brought Erin Hunter's "Warriors" books into the house in a flood, infecting our youngest with them as well. Here's his take on a new cover for one of her books. Or it might be the Warriors book they're writing of their own. Once I lay my hands on their text, I'll post it. And probably weep over it, because it'll be better than anything I'm currently writing on.

Single-Point Perspective

Teach a kid like our oldest about the single-point perspective and know for darn sure he's going to run with it.

This is the first project we've seen come home from his art class, which started just a few weeks ago.

Dad, Watch More TV

I promise we don't watch that much TV. We maybe watch a half hour while we eat our dinner -- it's about the only time we do watch the tube.

I also deny kissing the dog, Moki. Well, maybe a few times. But not on the lips.

Our oldest wrote this note shortly before we moved into our new house this time last year. It just surfaced again as my wife was sorting through some stuff.

The Bake-Off

We got roped into helping with the ward's annual bake-off, an ersatz substitute for a Valentine's Day dinner. I got the task of making a poster for it. Naturaly, I turned to my children for help. Here's what they came up with:

Note nothing from our youngest. He boycotted the activity because children aren't invited to the dinner. He's too clever for his own good.

Socks with Sandals

When I showed my kids this video: I knew a drawing inspired by it would be inevitable, given the guffaws. Even though I had to explain the humor -- several times -- they still guffawed. Here's the drawing. I think our oldest did a fine job keeping Scooter identifiable as a character, even through the troll face.

Christmas Tree

Now that school is back in session after the holidays, we brace for a flood of holiday-themed art to come flooding into the house. Here's the first bit.