A week or two ago, Sophie had another painting session during a day that felt (to me at least) like the "longest day ever" because she was teething so bad. So, I hoped maybe painting would entertain her and cheer her up a bit. She seemed to enjoy it but alas there wasn't a lot of smiling. It was a lot of demanding for more paint but still she seemed to have fun and it bought us 20 mins or so during "happy hour." In other art news, this morning Sophie made a mark on her easel and looked at me and said "S" and lo and behold it DID look like an "S" - she is really enjoying the power of coloring and if I had a dollar for every time I say "coloring is for paper" in the course of a day, we'll let's just say I'd have plenty of money to go buy all the magic erasers to clean up the crayon marks on the floor, walls, glass doors, sofas and tables that she is making these days... Crayons are now treated like a controlled substance in our house. She loves them and loves to walk around with them and leave her mark everywhere. What a complex world it is for toddlers who must learn that coloring is for coloring books and paper only. Not for reading books. And, how come Elmo can color on his furniture but Sophie can't?? Poor kid - no wonder she gets annoyed.
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