Galleries, Instruments, Symphonies, and Miming- Artsy Weekend

Some weekends you just gotta party like it's arty!

First up, we went to check out Aunt Sham's art show at the Texas Theater with Yaya and Baba and Uncle Joe!

Then we had an adventure downtown with Mimi and Pops!

The day started pretty quietly with some board games...

But quickly we got into some treble (I'm hilarious!)

We went to the Meyerson Symphony Center to hear (and watch) a cool version of Peter and the Wolf!

Check out the mischief, music, and mayhem (and miming):

Here's the low-down report. First up, was an instrument petting zoo. You guys loved trying each instrument and both got some really good noises out of the brass!

Then a little arts and crafts...

And after the show, which featured Mimes playing Peter and the Wolf, Aidan you chose to go meet the cast!

You LOVED the Wolf (who is 100% the bad guy), and were so upset for the wolf during the show that he was being persecuted (after eating the duck and hunting Peter). But, since you loved the wolf, you LOVED meeting him!

Then we had lunch and Kylde Warren fun, Popsicles, ice cream sandwiches and playing with 

Mimi and Pops!

Afterwards, you both wanted to do face painting. I painted your face Julia. Pretty dang good!

and, Julia, you and I painted Aidan's face.

Guess what you wanted to be, Aidan? That's right! A Mime!

So symphonies, art shows, arts and crafts, playing instruments, and painting faces all in one weekend?

Sounds pretty artsy to me!

Art Attack 2: All's Fair





When your Aunt Sham scores tickets to an exclusive art creation day at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Downtown Dallas, you go!

And you have fun! 



And we did!

Mommy was working the fair with Aunt Sham, so the three of us set off and headed downtown. First thing you guys saw was an installation that involved some sort of giant looking crab-lobster. You guys were fascinated by this guy!

Both of you took some cool pictures of it!



Photo by Aidan

Photo by Aidan

Then we joined the fair and each of you found several stations that interested you immensely:

Aidan, you loved the hat-making station:

...and sat in the sun eating a rapidly melting popsicle!

We all got pretty sweet Nasher tattoos!

Julia, you liked Aunt Sham's 'patch-making' station:

They had wooden color-em-up Legos, which you LOVED, Aidan!

Julia, you were on a mission to paint a doll AND a hand puppet, and they both turned out so cool!

There was room to run around free:

Paint on a giant mural:

And plenty of opportunities to bust-a-move:

Even when I thought y'all were done, you found more art to make. Aidan, you delighted in making a monster head!

We said good-bye to the lobster monster...thank you to Aunt Sham...

...and headed to the Klyde Warren park for a bit of splashing around!

We had such a fun time that day: I was so impressed with your individual interest in different activities, and artistic self-expression. And, I could have danced all night with you!