Finger Painting Baby at the Dad Blog

Today, I was getting our front porch and garage ready to paint.  The paint was starting to peel.  I washed everything so the exterior paint would go on nicely.  I, then, made the trip to Home Depot and bought a gallon of paint and some brushes.  Thank goodness for maintenance free siding, or that would have been an expensive trip.  It was too bad that Rylan is not old enough to help his dad paint.  His mom had another trick up her sleeve.  She had the idea, let’s have Rylan finger paint.  She thought if daddy got to paint, Rylan gets to paint too.

Baby getting messy finger painting

We all know babies and paint do not mix well.  Then, when the babies turn into toddlers, things can get worse.  The horror stories of paint, pencils, and crayons getting on the walls and floors are never ending.  Parent after parent have this story.  These horror stories come with their rewards.   The rewards are an increase in coordination and creativity in the young one.

Melissa got the good old Crayola Washable Fingerpaint out and decided it was time for the Finger Paint Expressionism to begin.  She got Rylan undressed with just his diaper on.   She pushed the highchair up against the kitchen table.  The tape went on the computer paper so Rylan could not get the paper up (FYI… Do not use computer paper, it does not work too well as the paper rips!).  Melissa put the different colors on the paper and the mess began.  First, the paint went on the paper, then on kitchen table, on the high chair and finally right in the mouth.  Rylan was styling.

Baby Finger Paint Art

What was the final product of Rylan’s finger paint art?  It was two pictures that could fetch millions of dollars.  I have been to the weird art museums and online art auctions, I know he could get a few thousand compared to what these places call art.

After finger painting, Melissa had Rylan take a bath.  Who got stuck cleaning up everything else?  You got it, Dad.  What team members.

This was not Rylan’s first experience with finger paint.  Melissa had a great Mother’s Day gift idea involving a baby’s butt, hands and feet. I think this is the best Mother’s Day gift art craft idea ever.  My wife doesn’t think she is creative, but I do.

Finger Paint Art - Rylan's First Art Work with Hands, Feet and Butt - Turns into a flower! Mother's Day Present To Mom

Real Dad Blog Man’s Version:   Got the house trim ready to paint.  I can’t wait for my son to be old enough to paint with me.  My wife is preparing him by starting him off with finger paints.

Rylan at a Twin's Game. Not softball, but close enough

Tonight was our 2^nd to last game of softball.  We won 19-0.  It was a late game so the little one and Melissa could not make it.  Every dad needs those nights of just men and competition.  It feels a lot better to win those competitions then open a can of beer and guzzle the taste of victory.  Tonight’s win was especially sweet as we have sole possessions of 2^nd place. There was no chance of us getting 1^st place team was exceptionally good.

After next week, I will be in the home stretch of my last few weeks off of work.  I will then have to start coaching high school soccer and have less time with the little one and the gorgeous wife.  The benefits of being a stay at home dad for two months and the three reasons of becoming a teacher, June, July and August.

Those months of summer can never be taken away because of have some nights of male bonding with fellow fathers and some day to be dads.  It feels good to bond with my fellow man and sip a cold one.  It is better though to have time with Rylan and the wife.  Oh the dreads of work but being lucky to have a good paying job (Yes, teaching can pay well).  Thank you for the great summer Rylan and wife.  Thank you fellow men for the male bonding and letting the aggression out of hitting a softball.  Cheers to victory and cheers to the dad blog!

If you like softball, you may like this softball blog that I have read a few times for the love of softball.

Rylan's Funny Baby Face

The best pictures though are pictures of funny faces our kids make. Rylan has his 2 bottom teeth in. Ever since he has had his two bottom teeth in he has been making a funny face just to feel his bottom teeth with his upper lip. Here are the funny face pictures of our big baby boy.

Just make sure that dads also takes pictures when they can.  Pictures will always give you memories. You can also teach your kids to make funny faces in the mirror.  My 10th grade health teacher always said that people who made faces in the mirrors every morning are happier people and live longer.  My wife gets a kick out of the faces I make.  So will your kids.

Rylan looking funny

Update****  We have been redirecting Rylan  from making this face.  It was pretty easy by putting a toy in his hand when ever he made the face or distracting him by making his baby laugh.  He was getting a chapped upper lip.  Too bad we cannot redirect him from getting a diaper rash!

You can see other funny pictures here at the Humor Blog it is a cute set of 9 pictures.  Of course, I think my kids face is the funniest but I am being a normal dad.

The cute baby picture to make up for the funny baby pictures