Painting on the Patio

I have been putting off introducing painting to Mallory for a very long time. I was terrified of the inevitable mess and stains it would create and just kept putting it off. Finally, I decided to give it a try. I bought the washable paints and set them up on the picnic table on the patio. Mallory was so excited and painted picture after picture after picture. There were so many pictures strewn all over the patio setting out to "dry," it looked like a tornado had gone through the backyard. Since this afternoon we have painted several more times and now we are out of paint! The best part about this new found artistic side of Mallory is that the mess isn't nearly as bad as I feared :)