Artsy Ashlyn..

Ashlyn loves to draw, and paint, and color, and sculpt, and create these crazy mixed media pictures. She has a wonderful eye for design and she definitely has a talent for anything artsy. But most importantly, she has a passion for it. She's taken a few art classes here and there from a couple of different teachers, but most of her stuff is self guided/taught. Her art (as well as Stella's and Quinn's) decorates the walls of our home. Ashlyn says she wants to be an art teacher when she grows up, OR live in Paris. I don't think she understands that she can probably do both, but she better be prepared for her Mom to tag along for that ride.

One of Ashlyn's favorite subjects in school is handwriting and mostly because of the handwriting program we use. It's called Draw, Write, Now and it's a combination handwriting/drawing program. The books are really sweet. Each book focuses on a different topic. For example, Book 7 in the series is an animal drawing book that features animals from various forests. There are a few sentences about the animals and then a numbered step-by-step instructional on how to draw the animal. Other books included historical periods. All of my kids have used these books at some point in their handwriting "careers." Quinn couldn't wait to start using them this year for 1st grade.  . It's definitely one of the highlights of Ahlyn and Quinn's homeschool day.