Painting a Pretty Picture

I had a meeting with Olivia's teacher this afternoon. We compared notes about her behavior at home and school in the hopes that we might find a common strategy to combat her whining ways. And, as someone who never whines, ahem, it is something I am anxious to nip in the bud.

When I arrived at her classroom, however, Olivia was still there. The nanny was on her way but Olivia, after seeing me, wasn't too interested in going home with the nanny. She wanted me to come paint with her. So, I promised her that we'd paint together at home. You can imagine the pretty pictures we usually paint; Olivia has an appreciation for crabs at the moment. But, tonight turned into something a little different. 

Mid-way through our painting session, after squirting half a container of green finger paint on our white walls, Olivia decided that it felt quite nice to paint her skin too. And, though she's a bit young for make-up, I enjoyed her artistic adventure.