Matryoshka...what? I want to paint!

Alex wasn't sure what "matryoshka" were. He was pretty sure he didn't like that word. Too funny sounding. He just knew that Grandma got him some great presents from her trip to the Baltic Sea. He loved the 'Finland' T shirt she got him. He really loved the little English Constable magnet. Then, of course, there was the new locomotive she got him at the Seaport yesterday. He played with that one ALL day today - and even slept with it last night.

We should hope so. At the toy vehicle kiosk in the Seaport, directly in front of the escalators - and therefore impossible to avoid when with youngin's - Alex had such a hard time making up his mind, that he demanded two vehicles. Mommy made him a deal. Use public potty and get both. Don't and get only one. He opted for only one - after he'd had the taxi for about 15 minutes. He returned it for the Amtrak locomotive. But I digress...

The Matryoshka. Yes. They came with paints. Watercolors, to be precise. Alex demanded today 'I want to paint the dolls!' So...we painted.

He painted the little dolls just a little. He really wanted to just play with the brushes and water.

Maybe we'll finish them in a month or so. Who knows?

Friday, September 17