Saturday morning Chuck decided he was going to prime paint the playhouse. He got Samuel and Bella dressed in their paint clothes and headed outside. Now I thought he was just going to let them watch him paint because that's what I would have done. Then I looked outside to see this - he was letting them paint! The mom in me wants to open the door and yell, "Chuck, do you really think that's a good idea?" But against my better judgement I resisted the urge.
Then about 15 minutes later Chuck comes in a little exasperated. Apparently the kids are getting paint everywhere - no kidding! Chuck's feeling up a bucket with soap and water so he can wash off some spots on the deck of the playhouse where they've spilled paint and I hear him yell, "Bella don't touch the door!" I look around and there is Bella covered in paint and getting it all over the patio and sliding glass door. We quickly tell Samuel and Bella they must stay put on the grass while we try and get the paint cleaned up off the patio and door.
Samuel to Bella, "Why did you paint your hair?"
Bella was getting really mad at this point because we wouldn't let her go anywhere and she really wanted to get the paint off her hands.
We however were more worried about getting the paint off the patio.
So while we were busy with the patio Bella proceeded to get paint all over her face! I take the kids in and spend the next 1/2 hour trying to get the paint scrubbed off their faces and out of their hair. Later when Chuck came in he got them back in the tub and spent at least that long working on their hands and legs. What a major pain! Chuck later said "I wish you would have said something if you realized this was such a bad idea." I think I'm pretty safe in saying he won't let them help him paint again - at least until they are older!
Samuel to Bella, "Why did you paint your hair?"
I had to tell Samuel that from the looks of it he must have dripped paint in her hair and down her back.
Bella was getting really mad at this point because we wouldn't let her go anywhere and she really wanted to get the paint off her hands.
We however were more worried about getting the paint off the patio.
So while we were busy with the patio Bella proceeded to get paint all over her face! I take the kids in and spend the next 1/2 hour trying to get the paint scrubbed off their faces and out of their hair. Later when Chuck came in he got them back in the tub and spent at least that long working on their hands and legs. What a major pain! Chuck later said "I wish you would have said something if you realized this was such a bad idea." I think I'm pretty safe in saying he won't let them help him paint again - at least until they are older!
