danger mom

My 'bravery' was noted by another mom of boys of similar ages to Carter and Logan on the painting trucks post. Here's some more bravery for you: decorating cupcakes -- aka: whole wheat banana chocolate chip muffins but with icing, anything can be a cupcake, right? -- and painting Easter eggs.... I didn't think that these pictures needed all that much explanation. Enjoy!

And on to the Easter eggs...

The first dozen eggs were beautiful shades of spring colours but then they needed more eggs!
How could I have thought that one dozen eggs would be enough?

Okay, you see the fun we're having here!

All the eggs in the second batch came out in shades of green, khaki and teal.

Except for Carter's hands which stayed a vibrant blue and orange, respectively. Jus because the little wire egg dippers were a butcumbersome for a four-year-old and a two-year-old.
SO MUCH FUN!

So, is it bravery, foolishness or a bit of fun with a big-time mess?
(they were just so, so proud of their coloured eggs!)

painting

Last weekend on a visit to Home Depot, the boys were given kits to make a wooden fire truck. Carter really wanted to paint his and I agreed, knowing Logan would want to too and never had dipped a brush in paint yet. (terrible Mom, I know.) Paints were hauled out, the table covered in plastic and the boys each donned one of my old tank tops as a paint smock. Here's the fun...











Don't you love how different Carter and Logan are? This is Carter's palate (above). He mixes and uses every drop of paint possible and usually need about four refills. And Logan's palate (below) is so neat. Just dips in the brush, no smears of paint across his palate.

But what can we say for Logan's face? He was wearing a lot of paint by the time we were done with painting.