marker mishap...

Well... I learned my lesson! I have come to the realization that the last year I kinda "didn't care" if the girls were a little messy when it came to markers {and other art supplies} because we were renting. Well, that way of thinking caught up with me today... in a double dose.

First, Miss Avery Lynn decided that she wanted to color on the door, the toy refrigerator and the wall... which landed her in time out three different times. And yes, she did wear her princess dress just proving the point that princesses still get disciplined!

And there is Addison...

Our sweet and five-roach-is {a.k.a. ferocious} Addison decided that it would be fun to connect all the markers together and make a sword so she could be Barbie Princess Super Hero {gotta love a 4 year old's imagination!}... well, the sword broke at the blue marker and she went from being Barbie to either a smurf or a member of Avatar. She was C-O-V-E-R-E-D in blue and so was our white carpet! Alas, it was in the playroom and I guess it is good that the Monica in me has been buried for years... but still, blue market on the carpet! On the flip side at least our carpet now smells of blueberries!!!

On another note, I have been up to my elbows in the new My Little Shoebox line called Farmers Market and let me tell you I am having a ball! This is one of those lines where you think you are going to do one thing and then the end result comes out way cuter! I attribute that genius to Helen & team from My Little Shoebox. Here is just a sneak peek:

Seriously... I could just keep creating and creating and creating... in fact the girls even got in on the scrappy action! Here is Avery's creation which was presented with her signature "ta da" pose {picture a figure skater just finishing their performance and add pigtails} which made my heart giggle!

Who would have thought to decorate the beloved 3-D dots box from Therm-o-web?

This box is downright purty!