Monday, May 9, 2011

Backyard Artists

Sophia and Ally LOVE to paint, but it's so messy and requires so much supervision, that I rarely let them paint at home. After asking me multiple times, Sophia finally convinced me to let them paint on her easel in the backyard. It started out great! Both girls were happy painting their own pictures, and they even enjoyed sharing !



Despite my best efforts to keep the mess somewhat under control, the paint was soon all over the girls faces, clothes, hands, and the patio.






Before I knew it, the girls started finger painting, which meant the mess was going to spiral out of control.








Just as I was going to get really mad at Ally for getting paint on the side of the house, she struck this cute pose, which gave me just enough time to realize those hand prints were much too big to belong to her.

The girls obviously enjoyed painting, but I'm still a little twitchy from all the mess, so it may be awhile before Sophia can convince me that it's a good idea again.

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