my own little monet turned ansel adams

mister LB has been a very busy little boy.  he recently turned from a monet to an ansel adams.  i think my little guy is going to be a little jack of everything.

here he is hard at work on his latest piece...

and here are some shots from his second love...photography!

i just know that one day my boys "work" will be featured in the guggenheim or the metropolitan museum of art in new york or the smithsonian in washington and just remember that you saw his "work" here first! :-)

with christmas around the corner i'll be putting in a request with santa that he bring LB his own toddler camera to explore the world with so i can have my back.

it's amazing how much you can love your child and yet never be able to fully explain the feelings you have the moment they are laid on your chest. 

i love you so much mister LB!

xoxo-mommy

Painting 101

Well, I think it's official.....I can no longer count on two hands (and two feet) how many times I hear a day Daddy saying "You're going to do what with LB?" OR "Are you sure that's a good idea?"

Let me explain why.....

Being that I am a first time parent I am often scratching my head trying to come up with enrichment ideas for LB. How does one play, and I mean really play, with a 14 month old child for longer then 10 minutes? So last week this brilliant idea came to my mind. Aunt Kissy was kind enough to hand down a Little Tikes picnic table and I have oodles of non-toxic, kid friendly, washable paint and more 12x12 white scrapbooking paper then I know what to do with. Do you see where I am going with this and now do you see where Daddy's questioning comes into play?

My first attempt at letting LB paint didn't go so bad. I had a little foresight and stripped him down naked because I expected him to paint every surface that he could touch.

Here he is slowly warming up....

Well....and as you can see he was able to figure things outI quickly learned though that I had made one big mistake. What do you do with a child that is naked and covered in paint? Good question!

After I quickly realized that I have Monet 2.0 on my hands we were back out painting the following day. However, day 2 didn't go as well....

Now...to answer the question above. You have the bath tub filled and waiting before you ever hand him the paint.

I suppose like Daddy you are thinking she MUST be CRAZY for letting her 14 month old child paint, however, I feel like I am an awesome mom who lets her child explore, have fun and get dirty because after all...it will ALL wash off.

Now for tomorrow's enrichment...homemade play dough!

Lots of Love~SL