I so enjoyed making these paintings for each of the kids. It was fun to think of their personalities and create a painting that I thought they would like. I tried to make each one colorful and whimsical.
 
Birthday Paintings in order of appearance...  
 
Holly has such a lovely spirit. I can imagine her doing just this when she is older!
Adriaan loves to swim so much. I had to do a frog for him!
 
Dora is so sweet. I can imagine her sprinkling her fairy dust to make the flowers grow in beautiful Amsterdam.
Dylan I find as an adventurer and explorer. He is always so curious. Maybe he will be a pilot when he grows up??
 
Luca is so sweet and fun. I thought he would enjoy all of the creatures in the jungle for him to explore with!
Max used to make this amazing monster sound when he was an infant. I had to make some monsters for him to continue to be the sweet and silly guy that he is!
 
Reiko will certainly catch the stars when she is older. What an amazing spirit she has!
Olivia is very adventurous and fun. This is just what I bet she wishes she could do. Especially on a fantastic pink elephant! Are there pink elephants in Australia? :)
 
Aisha has this amazing wild hair and comes from a musical family. I imagined her going home to her castle being serenaded by her own orchestra!