Blown Away!

The wind has blown all day, something which happens quite often here in North Dakota.  It seemed to be a good reason to get out of town, along with the fact our grandchildren's art was being displayed at an art gallery in downtown Minot, ND.  The drive was two hours for us, and coming from another direction was a vehicle holding the grandchildren, their parents (our daughter and son-in-law) and our son-in-law's parents.  Other than to celebrate birthdays, it isn't often we all get together and it ended up being a fun-filled day.

The display included pictures submitted by students in grades K-12 from many communities in the area, and was quite impressive.  At one time the building had been a bank, but now was wide open areas with lots of wall space to feature the artwork.

 

 

It was amazing to see the wide variety of talented art pieces, but of course our favorites were the ones submitted by our grandchildren!

 Flower and Butterfly, by Faith, Age 6

 

 Desert Creatures, by Benjamin, Age 8

Faith and Benjamin's picture were right next to each other!

 

 Journey into Space by Jeremiah, Age 10

 

Jeremiah was surprised to see they had hung his upside down, but was still happy to have it there!

 

 

Daniel, who is almost 4, wasn't old enough to display an art piece, but he was proud to be there in support of his brothers and sister.  The entire family was wearing matching shirts featuring a drawing of Faith's which had been entered in a contest for the "Week of the Young Child".  As the winner, her artwork was featured on the T-shirts which were sold during the "Kids Day Out" event in Williston.

 

 

The remainder of the day was spent checking out a wonderful store called, "Main Street Books", having a snack at the mall and then enjoying a meal together at "Pizza Ranch".  Before parting ways we decided it would be a good idea to take this kind of "family outing" again. . .maybe next time it won't be so windy and we can check out the Minot Zoo!