I don't know about y'all, but sometimes I read blogs and I think, "Yeah right." You know the ones with the kids that are perfectly dressed and the house is perfectly straight and they are making some fun craft while something wonderful bakes in the oven. That ain't reality around the Wahl house. Oh, I try...it just never turns out the way I have played it out in my mind:)
Here are a few pictures of the kids painting this afternoon. I always feel guilty because we have an "art drawer" that is full of paints, playdough, glitter, etc., and it NEVER gets opened! Today was the day to crack it open and pull out some paints and paintbrushes.
Before I even got everything on the table, little hands were touching everything. "Quit...stop it...don't touch...wait and let me get it all ready!" For a few minutes, everything was going well. I even snapped a few pictures.
Then, I heard Sarah gagging. She had a MOUTHFUL of blue paint. It was like she took a spoon, dipped it in and ate it.
After I tended to her, I heard a splat and both Levi and Caleb were staring at me with the big eyes.....
I'm glad that we were outside.
Everyone had to get straight into the bath tub. After I cleaned everything up and hosed down the deck, I was so tired. Ten minutes of painting equals alot of clean up with my kids. If only I had something really yummy ready to come out of the oven...
Ashley! That is hilarious. I cannot agree more! I did the same thing with Play-Doh the other day. Tried to make a place for them to play outside with it, and I cannot tell you what a mess they made of the concrete after about 10 minutes...then they were no where to be found. And, wow, the Martin kids sound like a handful...that is hilarious!! And Katie is so mild-mannered, or so it seems. :)
ReplyDeleteKristy, I should be clear that Joshua is Katie's punk and Caleb is mine. They are TROUBLE when they get together:) Both of us have sweet kids, but something happens when they all get together...they become so mischievous!!
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