Finger Painting with Bean The Elder

On Sunday the Uhl and Keister clans gathered for a (pre-)Memorial Day picnic. Jessica, a.k.a Bean the Elder (BtE), had hatched a plan to have the kids do some finger painting at the picnic and so we were anxious to see what kind of hilarity would ensue. After we finished eating our picnic dinner, the kids were stripped down, BtE and Aunt Mercedes threw on lab coats, and the painting began.

They did pretty well staying clean... at first:

Gillian lost interest relatively quickly (after all, Grandpa Frank had just put up a swing!):

But the painting kept Colin's interest for quite some time though. And the more he painted the paper, the more he painted himself. Here you see him calling for more paint (it turns out that he's very demanding in pursuit of his artistic vision).


His hands ended up a lovely shade of black, but he had a heck of a good time. He did, however, also end up looking like the victim in a passion play.


All in all I would pronounce it a successful undertaking. Thanks Bean the Elder!