My children are blue. Not sad, blue.
Well, actually, kindof a greenish-blue. They look like alien smurfs. It rained last night and my boys left some chalk out on the patio. Have you ever added water to colored chalk? It makes a lovely paint.
My three year old, Xan, has a very liberal coating completely covering his face, hands and arms. My two year old, Leo, is much more dainty, but using his finger tips he managed to make some lovely body art.
Don’t worry, I saw it coming. By the time your first child reaches the age of one, your mommy instincts automatically have kicked in. You know that when there is too much quiet that there is most definitely some mischief making in progress.
This time, however, I knew that it was going to happen hours before the kids discovered it. And this is the fun part of being a mom….knowing that your kids are going to do something that you normally would not allow, but allowing it to happen because you remember what it was like to be a kid. And you know that they are going to have soooooooo much fun doing it. :)
And they did! I took a video, but couldn’t find my camera, so no pictures. Sorry. Their faces were lit up like little magical Christmas trees!
Yes, the patio is a mess – but it’s only chalk, it will wash off with the next hard rain. And the blue-green ring around the tub is easily scrubbed off. …a small price to pay for two happy little boys. :)
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