Art Days

This week we stayed home a lot since we both had colds that we were trying to get over. So I finally got the nerve up to try some artsy things with Ryan. The nerve just because I didn't want to clean up the mess!

Thursday, we played with Playdough. Ryan was a little skeptical at first and was ready to put it away after about 10 minutes, but then I started showing him how to make things and roll the dough and he got into it. We ended up playing for over an hour (I got some cleaning in while he played). Here are some pictures from that.

Friday, we had Simon, Monica and Rachel over to play. I laid out the paper blinds from our bedroom on the ground and let them finger paint. It was a first for both of them, so they didn't really understand what it was for. Ryan preferred to paint himself and Simon didn't like the wet paint feel. Overall, it was a quick art day. We hosed them off in the yard which Ryan liked and Simon hated.

Besides that we did our normal errands, went to library class, played at the mall and shopped at the Gap Clearance Center. Ryan is very much a normal 2 year old. He is very possesive of his toys and if anyone else is playing with something that is his - he wants it now! He took every toy Simon picked up away from him and ended up with a time out because he pulled Simon off a chair and made him hit his head on the floor. Just something new to deal with!

Oh - Kris was in California. Again.