Over the weekend we had some family fun time. Fun has been a bit scarse lately so it was a breath of fresh air. Ben and I had been to a craft store and found some tiny bird houses that I thought we all could paint. Ben picked out a house for all 4 of us to paint and his decision making was hilarious. It took him 10 minutes to pick through all the wooden houses to find the right house for each of us. I think there were 10 different styles to choose from and he was talking it out to me and rationalizing each shape for each family member. "Claire likes 2 birds. This looks like mommy's house. Daddy likes squares. I think a bird will very like my house."
We got out the paint and while Sam slept we painted. We had a ball together! The music was playing, we were all laughing, and the creativity flowed. At one point I needed to let my house dry before I could paint some more and I caught sight of Ben. He looked at me, I looked at him and before anyone knew what had happened Ben had a mustache. Not long after that he had eyebrows, a goatee, and a heart tattoo to match.
Claire wanted to be painted as well so she requested that she look like a cat. Nose and whiskers coming up! Then she wanted wings and flowers and of course Ben wanted to be like his sister so he got wings and vines. The morning ended with a bath and many pictures. The sun even came out for a few fleeting moments. Just enough time to have some flying time with their new wings on the porch.
