Learning lesson for Mom

Yesterday I learned from my youngest, that being spontaneous can bring lots of smiles! Sometimes you just need to let them to throw planning out the door and spontaneously decide what to do.

Let me explain...Right before lunch yesterday, I thought Princess2 should play with her play kitchen or the Dora dollhouse, etc but SHE decided it would be fun to paint pictures. She had seen her sister painting a bank for a friend's upcoming bday so she decided she wanted to paint too so she climbed up on her stepstool, found the left over paints on the counter and decided THAT'S what she wanted to do. My initial thought was "No...it's going to be messy and it's right before lunch".. Then I realized it would keep her busy and let her have fun and give her a chance to be creative. Needless to say, she painted 3 pictures and would have kept going if I hadn't convinced her it was time to eat. When I saw the smile on her face while painting her last picture (the middle picture here), it was all worth it!!

Here's some pixs of her having fun.....