Painting with friends

Sydney's interest in watercolors has progressed to an obsession. I believe she has blessed us with a new masterpiece every day this week. She's not big on white space, I've noticed. Every color gets used and every blank spot on the page gets filled.

This past weekend, she even had her friend Lily join her.

Lily seems to have a slightly different paining style than Sydney. Once she finds a color she likes, she sticks with it, and apparently she likes blues and purples the best.

Lily, along with the rest of her family, stayed with us this weekend. She is the daughter of one of my best friends dating back to high school, and the last time we saw her was February. She, along with Geralyn, Paul and Joe were in town for Paul's step-father's funeral. Due to the influx of tourists looking at the fall leaves, they couldn't find a hotel room. While a sad occasion for them, it turned into an unexpectedly fun weekend for us.

And so far the table is holding up to the artistic intentions quite well. Thank goodness Crayola paints are washable.