What was I thinking?

because in order to get this:


you need this:


which leads to this:


and when that gets old....


another blank canvas is used:



I think you missed a spot Sam.



So what was running through my head as this scene unfolded a mere 12 inches from my light beige carpet?

Now I remember why we don't do this very often.
How sad that my kids only paint a few times a year.
This was so worth the hassle of cleaning up.
I hope Sam remembers that we did this.
I hope this paint doesn't stain their skin like the green marker did on Julia's face last week.
I'm sooo glad that Brian called to say he was on his way so I would soon have a second pair of hands to get the kids in the tub.


Amazingly we made it to this:

without getting a drop on the carpet or any left on their skin.