Monday, April 7, 2008

Twenty Little Piggies.....

Several weeks ago, when we were all still feeling a bit under the weather, I decided to give Rebekah and I a little 'pick me up'.

Rebekah had never had nail polish put on either her finger nails or her toe nails. She had noticed it on other little girls, and admired it from a distance. I have to be honest, more than one time, I have thought to myself, 'what was she thinking?', when I have seen a very young child wearing nail polish. All I could think about were the chemicals from the nail polish seeping through tiny, thin nails and into the system of a child.

Having said that, in a moment of impulse, while Bekah and I sat on the floor of my bedroom, I asked her if she wanted a pedicure. I knew it would be a lot of fun for her, and at that moment, that little bit of fun was more important. So we sat on the floor while I painted our twenty 'piggies'. This was the result.....


Bekah's toe nail polish didn't last very long. It chipped and came off within a few days. I was kind of glad, to be honest. I won't be putting anymore on her for a long time....but it was fun while it lasted and it did what it was supposed to....it made her smile despite her cold symptoms and discomfort.
It turned out to be a good day.....

1 comment:

Trish and Matt said...

I love those pics. Can't wait to see how you do those pages in your scrapbook!