Future Artists of America

Like most parents, I save select pieces of artwork created by my kids. However, unlike most parents, the reason goes beyond mere sentimental value. I'm hoping to cash in when Ella becomes the next Picasso. "Next up on the Sotheby's auction block, early art from Ella Klein at age 4. The bidding starts at $50,000."

Ella became adept with markers, paint, scissors, tape and glue at an early age, and now she is a master of multimedia. Often combining orginal drawings with found objects and images from magazines. Here is one of her most recent creations.


Of course, Ella is also very interested in exploring the natural world, whether exploring the smaller creatures...


Or the wetter ones.


Sarah, on the very hand, loves music. I'm secretly hoping that she becomes the next Neko Case. She recently demonstrated her indie rock cred at a local toy store by deftly pounding the "skins" in her Fountains of Wayne t-shirt.


She also seems to have a thing for tattoos, which should serve her rise to rockstardom well.

Spring Has Sprung!

Spring has finally arrived, so last weekend, we took advantage of the warmer weather to go see the annual tulip garden at the base of the windmill in Golden Gate Park.

The girls were fascinated by all the flowers, although one understood the concept of "look with your eyes" a little better than the other.


Grandpa and Fafa were in town, so they got to share in the beauty too.


This weekend, we carried on the Spring festivities with an Easter Egg hunt put on by the San Mateo Mother's Club. The Easter Bunny made an appearance and apparently had the energy to hide hundreds of eggs after laying them (no postpartum depression here).

The girls (including Ella's friend Ava) were eager to fill their baskets.


Sarah contemplates ones of her more spectacular finds - the rare green plastic egg.


Afterwards, Ella and Sarah examine the loot they received for returning the eggs to the Easter Bunny. He/She must have been so relieved. I question the gender, because a rabbit laying eggs may defy more than one law of nature.


Back at the house, the girls celebrated the Easter Bunny's generosity.