We got a covered porch put on the back of our house so the boys had a place to play outside and still have some shade. Anyone who knows our family knows we can all use some shade! This past Saturday we spent the day on the back porch. Albi and I cleaned old toys, threw away broken toys and organized all the outside toys into bins for bubble stuff, painting supplies, balls, water toys, bats/clubs, etc. While I organized, Mac finger painted.
Copeland loved painting HIMSELF! Thankfully after a long soak in oxy clean the red and purple paint came out of everyone’s clothes. Unfortunately Copeland now thinks that painting himself is the way to go and of course Mac isn’t going to let his little brother have all the fun. After I shared the above pictures with Miss Colleen, she decided that finger painting in as few clothes as possible was a smart idea. I don’t think she had any idea that the boys would get more paint on themselves than on the paper.
(Pictures strategically cropped. Trust me when I tell you everything was painted!)
The picnic table Yaya got Mac for his birthday is perfect for all our outdoor picnics.
We love our new porch…naked painting and all. Toys stay covered, clean and fairly organized which keeps the OCD people in our family (me and Mac) very happy, and the boys can now go outside and be as loud as they want which keeps daddy and mommy happy! Now If I can get cable run to the porch and a tv hung on the wall, I should be able to keep all the gilmer boys (young and old) outside for the better part of summer and into football season!
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