So I don't know if any other mom has this problem, but if Cala is awake and not engrossed in a movie when I am putting on my makeup, it is a nearly impossible task to accomplish. She loves to look in my make up bag, open containers, etc and I end up spending all my time trying to prevent her from making a mess. One day I decided to just go with it. I gave her an old make up brush and some old eye shadow and let her go to town. It kept her busy the entire time I was doing my makeup and we were both happy. A miracle! Well, as long as we weren't going out anywhere...
One day my great plan backfired when she found a bottle of nail polish that I had accidentally left within her reach. Mark and I were busy in the kitchen and Cala was being so good and quiet.. how nice. Nice, until she came walking in the kitchen with an open bottle of nail polish and all her nails and some of her hands painted a very pretty purple color. My heart started racing as I wondered where else she had gotten the nail polish because surely she had gotten it EVERYWHERE! Much to my surprise and relief it wasn't on the carpet or any of the furniture! I was amazed and I do have to say that she didn't do a bad job of painting her nails considering it's her very first time... and hopefully the next time will be in about 10 years :)
