Illustration Friday - Suspense

"Who is going to be sick next?"

That is the suspense in our house these days with strep throat getting the kids one by one.  My littlest came to me like this today...blanket in hand, rosie cheeks, sad look on her face...poor thing.  

Illustration Friday - Forward

Little pup came scampering up over the hill to the pond.  He came upon a pair of ducks and was unsure if he should go forward.

Illustration Friday - Twirl

She whirled and twirled!  That day, she was a star!

Illustration Friday - Prepare

Little Owlet is prepared to SPLASH!

 (or to just stand there looking cute!)

Mermaid and Dolphin Friends

Illustration Friday - Highlight

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Here's my submission for Illustration Friday's word highlight.  Every New Year's Eve my husband and I come up with separate lists of our Top 10 Moments of the Year.  After the kids are in bed we go through our lists, one by one, counting down to our favorite moment of the year.  The moments this year ranged from a Florida boat ride where dolphins came right up to our boat and we all watched them for a long time as they swam right near us, to the excitement of our children as they waited for our new dog, Sprinkles to arrive, to my Dad's 70th birthday weekend where my entire family was together for the first time in two years! , to my 10 year olds game winning catch to win his baseball league championship!  My painting this week was inspired by some of the pictures from one of my husband's highlighted moments when he took our three boys to climb Mt. Monadnock in New Hampshire... it has been a wonderful year!

Doing this helps remind us of how incredibly blessed we are.  So here's to a fabulous 2012 from my family to yours!

Illustration Friday - Separated

Separated by just a few inches...good thing he's a monkey!  He'll get it in no time!

I did this illustration using cold press paper, watercolors and used a brush and ink to outline.  I really like the way the cold press paper blends, but it does not scan (on my scanner) very well.  Oh well!  He's still pretty cute!  

Hope you all have fabulous holidays coming up!