Trust the Force, Luke (or The Further Adventures of Super Crab and Super Turtle)

Yesterday, I touched a little bit on the creativeness of my kids. They seem to be bursting with it. At this very moment John is writing about Were-Chickens and Faith is sculpting a crocodile and its babies. These are surrounded by squiggly clay strips that represent the borders of Egypt.

This slide show created by John and Lauren is Exhibit A into how their minds work. The pictures are infinitely funnier if you realize that the dog in the first photo is evil and is using The Force (think Starwars here) to control the other animals. If you double click on the photos you will see the captions that accompany this work of art. Enjoy.

Comments

ocean mommy said…

That is so funny! I'll have to let Chad read this one. (He's the Star Wars fanatic at our house and will hold great appreciation for this!)
steph.

June 27, 2007 at 3:12 PM

kittyhox said…

That was so cute I called my husband over to take a look. My favorite shot was the group on the bungees.

What a fun household!

:)

June 27, 2007 at 4:42 PM

Amy said…

Your kids are the bomb!!!! Kiss those cheeks for me!

Amy

June 27, 2007 at 10:55 PM

L.L. Barkat said…

Thanks for making a visit to Seedlings.

These are most precious! I got a good chuckle at the ones up in the lamp and all the animals hanging here and there.

June 30, 2007 at 3:32 PM

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