Our Budding Artist

So if you're not my friend on facebook, you don't know what our creative (for lack of a better word) daughter has been up to this weekend. Let me fill you in . . . .

Friday morning she was coloring at the kitchen table with markers.

I was in the other room and I heard her say, "It's ok, Mommy. It's ok." Hmmm . . . I peeked in on her and she's sitting on the floor, coloring on the kitchen chair. She usually does this activity with Jack (who I guess keeps her in check), but this day she was coloring solo and I figured it was my fault for leaving her unattended. Plus, it washed right off, no biggie.

Sunday afternoon she was supposed to be napping in my bed room. I had to move her in there because she and Jack were not settling down. I knew she would sleep (sometimes Jack doesn't) so I've never had to worry about her getting into things, until now . . .

She found a ballpoint pen in the drawer of a nightstand and colored to her heart's content.

On our brand new sheets!

Today, she and Jack were wild animals during nap time, so again, I moved her to my room. I specifically told her not to color on anything, checked the room for pens (there were none), and left her to nap. Big mistake! I went to check on her a while later, thinking she was sound asleep, and this is what I found:

Lipstick and eyeliner all over my bathroom counter . . .

and this face grinning back at me!

And as much as I wanted to ring her neck, this image flashed through my memory and I had to stifle a laugh.

Guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, huh?

At this point, the lipstick has stained her skin and she looks like she has some weird disease. So if anyone has any tips on how to remove lipstick from my 2 year old's skin, I would appreciate it.