Today’s installation of Saturday Sketchbook is a perfect example of how this busy mom gets in some relaxing art time while hanging out with her kids.

It was a cloudy and cold afternoon yesterday and the kids were all outside coloring on the driveway.  It seemed a good opportunity to do some sketching myself and I was about to head outside with my sketchbook in hand.  Then I thought ‘why not sketch with chalk?’  So I sat down beside my 5 little munchkins and set to work.  As I continued on, they began throwing out some outrageous complements such as “That is the coolest thing I have ever seen!” and “You could sell that drawing for ten thousand dollars!”  They asked questions like “How did you learn to do that?” and “Can you teach me how to draw?”  I witnessed them bringing to life their own personal creations which included a large butterfly, a wagon wheel, and a robot guy.  And, most of all, we were able to spend time together.

The sketch isn’t nearly as important in comparison – but here it is anyway…. daydreaming of our future front porch.  I can about imagine sitting on that porch swing reading a book and grabbing a cold lemonade from the yellow side table – maybe doing some sketching there someday as well.

And my all time favorite photo of the sketch – surrounded by all the doodles from the kids.  Love!