Last week for Thursday 13, I did 13 Messy Foods, and someone teased that my kids must never be clean. So this week I thought I would show how very true that can be… and there’s not a single food related mess in the lot.

I’ve long held the theory that if my kids aren’t getting really dirty regularly, then they aren’t being allowed to explore enough. You may also note that there are more messy pictures of my daughter than my son. A part of it is that she’s older, but it’s also that she is very much so the ringleader. My son has a more laid back temperment, and it shows when it comes to getting good and dirty.
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What a cute idea for a list! And what presence of mind you have, to get pictures of the
horriblefun messes.I think that kids attract messes like magnets. Amazingly as they grow older they get messy less as they have to clean up more.
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How adorable! I think it’s good for kids to have some good dirty fun! Happy TT!
Yay for messes! When my kids were that age I let them paint each other (in the bathroom, of course) and then shower it off.
LOL! Brilliant pics. I especially like the little one covered in mud with the football…sorta brings back memories.
I have three TTs:
I have three TTs this week:
http://www.ravensroads.com/index.php/useless-emotions
13 emotions we could do without
http://www.ravensrv.com/tt13-lodi-california/
13 things about Lodi, California
http://www.ravensrides.com/thursday-thirteen-2-13-sayings-from-the-biking-community
13 sayings from the biker community
The ball actually belongs to the paint-covered photo. The mud came from taking the hose with a sprayer attachment and aiming at some dirt. That was the backsplash onto her, and you should have seen the wall of the house! Didn’t take pictures of that, though.
lol…I have so many “messy” pics..I should put them all together like this. Great collage! I love it. Merry Christmas!
This is great!!! I remember one time when my older one managed to smear the contents of tube of diaper rash creme all over our newly laid carpet…