Bravery

In the past couple of months I have been getting braver and braver with letting Lauren make a little mess and try out new art supplies. It started with bath crayons, then washable markers, then window crayons (so fun!), and now some paints. I think I will get her finger paints for her birthday, I just have to make sure Ella is content when Lauren wants to start these projects so I am able to clean those dirty hands before they touch anything they're not supposed to! She knows my anxiety over these things- yesterday she was walking around with an opened marker saying "right here?" and holding it about an inch from the wall. I would quickly say no, and the she would move on to the next thing... "right here?"-my jeans, Mischa, the cupboards, the furniture... she thought she was pretty funny:) Luckily she has been good about only using them on paper, but it makes me just a bit nervous that she knows where they are NOT supposed to go- so if she wants to be naughty someday she knows how!