Christmas fun: day 12

On the twelfth day of Christmas my daddy drew for me twelve plumbers plumbing... eleven hippos hiking, ten toads a-sweeping, nine ponies prancing, eight beavers building, seven snakes a-swinging, six bees flambe-ing, five moldy beans, four falling nerds, three fat frogs, two purple dogs, and an elephant about to sneeze.

Christmas fun: day 11

On the eleventh day of Christmas my daddy drew for me eleven hippos hiking... ten toads a-sweeping, nine ponies prancing, eight beavers building, seven snakes a-swinging, six bees flambe-ing, five moldy beans, four falling nerds, three fat frogs, two purple dogs, and an elephant about to sneeze.

Christmas fun: day 10

On the tenth day of Christmas my daddy drew for me ten toads a-sweeping...  nine ponies prancing, eight beavers building, seven snakes a-swinging, six bees flambe-ing, five moldy beans, four falling nerds, three fat frogs, two purple dogs, and an elephant about to sneeze.

Christmas fun: day 9

On the ninth day of Christmas my daddy drew for me nine ponies prancing... eight beavers building, seven snakes a-swinging, six bees flambe-ing, five moldy beans, four falling nerds, three fat frogs, two purple dogs, and an elephant about to sneeze.

Christmas fun: day 8

On the eighth day of Christmas my daddy drew for me eight beavers building... seven snakes a-swinging, six bees flambe-ing, five moldy beans, four falling nerds, three fat frogs, two purple dogs, and an elephant about to sneeze.

Christmas fun: day 7

On the seventh day of Christmas my daddy drew for me seven snakes a-swinging... six bees flambe-ing, five moldy beans, four falling nerds, three fat frogs, two purple dogs, and an elephant about to sneeze.

Christmas fun: day 6

On the sixth day of Christmas my daddy drew for me six bees flambe-ing... five moldy beans, four falling nerds, three fat frogs, two purple dogs, and an elephant about to sneeze.

Christmas fun: day 5

On the fifth day of Christmas my daddy drew for me: Five moldy beans... four falling nerds, three fat frogs, two purple dogs and an elephant about to sneeze.

Christmas fun: day 4

On the fourth day of Christmas my daddy drew for me: Four falling nerds... three fat frogs, two purple dogs, and an elephant about to sneeze.

Christmas fun: day 3

On the third day of Christmas my daddy drew for me: Three fat frogs... two purple dogs, and an elephant about to sneeze.

Christmas fun: day 2

On the second day of Christmas my daddy drew for me: Two purple dogs... and an elephant about to sneeze.

Christmas fun: day 1

(sung to the tune of "the 12 Days of Christmas")
On the first day of Christmas my daddy drew for me: an elephant about to sneeze.

Nelson Mandela

The first president elected in a fully representative democratic election in South Africa and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Benjamin Franklin

Founding father and inventor of the lightning rod.  He also invented bifocals!

Teddy Roosevelt

Cowboy, adventurer, hunter, explorer, Rough Rider and arguably the best President this nation has ever had- they don't make 'em like this anymore!  "Speak softly and carry a big seal stick!"

Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." - Gandhi

Marie Curie

Two time Nobel Prize winner and the only person ever to win a Nobel Prize in two separate fields of science (Physics and Chemistry)- literally gave her life to the study of radioactivity.

"Marie Curie is , of all celebrated beings, the only one whom fame has not corrupted. "- Albert Einstein

Sir Winston Churchill

One of the greats!

The Wright Brothers

I don't know... a moustache on a monkey... 

Albert Einstein

I'm not sure how smart Angora rabbits are but the resemblance is striking.

Hogustus Caesar

my "tribute" to the first Roman emperor- 

Car and Driver

These new economy cars have A TON of interior space!

Snack Time!

The hungry Ceratosaurus surveys his next meal...

What do you say?!

Prehistoric table manners... still evolving.

Shopping List

Carnivore?

Even little velociraptors need to eat their vegetables

Prehistoric toothpick

Fall-a-saurus

'tis the season for playing in the leaves

Prehistoric stork

They had it pretty rough back then.

Zealous Zonure

I was challenged by a friend to choose an animal other than a zebra for the letter "Z"- this little lizard is called a zonure- it's his turn to be in the spotlight.

Y- Yodeling Yak

X- Xanthous Xerus

a fancy way of saying a "yellow African ground squirrel."  Yes, research was required!

W- Waterskiing Walrus

V- Vacuuming Vulture

U- Underwear wearing Umbrellabird

This was a difficult one only because there is not a lot of "U" animals.  The underwear part was all my wife's idea.  The umbrellabird is a pretty ridiculous looking bird- so why not take it a step further?

T- Toe TIckling Turtles

S- Sleepy Skunk

R- Roller Coaster Riding Rhino

Q- Quieting Quail

Not a lot of choices- recognizable for a 7 year old, at least- and it's hard to draw "quiet" so "quieting" will have to do.  We are definitely approaching the more difficult end of the alphabet though I think.

P- Pogo sticking Pelican

O- Ornery Old Owl

Don't bother looking for the frog- he's too scared and refused to be in the picture.

N- Nauseous Newt

M- Melon Munching Manatee

Today's sketch is all Nora's idea- nice to have some outside creative input for a change.

L- Licking Llama

Inspired by my 2 year old who pronounces "L's" like "Y's."  At lunch we were trying to get him to say "Lucky Lucy Likes Licking Lemon Lime Llamas."  It sounds pretty funny to hear Alfred say "Yucky Yucy Yikes Yicking Yemon Yime Yamas."

K- Kissing Koala

J- Jump Roping Jaguar

I- Itchy Impala

H- Hiccuping Hyena

Heavens! I Hate Hiccups!

G- Gargling Gnu

Sketches for Nora's Mom

the anniversary card I made for my wife- 14 years, wow!