Outside art

I don't know what the weather's like where you are, but here in Charleston today, it has been too beautiful to stay indoors so I have found every reason to go enjoy the 80 degrees. We (Cheyanne and I) started off our day with a healthy homemade breakfast (made by me- what what!) and then went on a nice run. And by nice I mean I didn't die. That's huge! Yall, seriously, I haven't run since Cheyanne was born a long time ago. It was my first time running with a jogging stroller too. I should have taken a picture of us girls beforehand which of course I didn't think of until it was too late and my face was all red and sweaty. A friend of mine mentioned that she was looking to sell her stroller which is perfect since I'm looking to buy one. I'm testing it out this week while she and her family are away on vacation. So far, so really good. Let's see if I can keep it up over the next few days. I have to keep reminding myself that summer is coming up fast and seems even faster down here as some of my friends are at the beach right now as I type. Ugh bathing suits…

Anyways, after the run and a quick lunch, I made it an art day. You know how much I love arts and crafts. I'm so thankful that Cheyanne seems to enjoy art as much as I do. I bundled up a few towels, paper, a few brushes and a lot of finger paint, and we headed out to the driveway. I grabbed my camera in time to get some pretty cute pictures of my little Picasso.

Sometimes she painted on the paper.

Sometimes she painted on her legs.

And sometimes she thought her nose needed a little extra color.

And these shots, I just like.  To see through her eyes.

That was our day. How was yours?

What an artist

We had our first art playtime this morning, and IT WAS FUN! Finger painting is our new favorite activity, and I'll show you why.

From this

To this

Look at that smile (and tongue)!!

Finally, something that she can play with and make as big of a mess as she wants! Nothing a little bath can't take care of. I definitely should have invested in a lot more paper booklets. One page really should have lasted longer.

After spending entirely too much time on Pinterest one night, I found this really cute idea for our Christmas cards. 

Source: craftrookie.blogspot.com via Molly on Pinterest

With our finger paints out, I decided to give it a try. Notice the bottom picture. It didn't turn out quite as well as I'd hoped because a certain little someone's toes never stop moving or uncurling. We'll try again another day.

Our first artwork is on the fridge, labeled and up to be admired!

Future Monet, anyone?