One of the great joys of being a grandmother, is finding the greatest happiness in the silliest of things your grandchildren do. I am blessed with three grandchildren. The first two are twins, Lilly and Leila, who are fast approaching the age of 3. Calvin is the newest addition to the family, and I really look forward to doing "boy" stuff with him when he's finally old enough for the two of us to get into trouble together.
In the meantime, I have the best time with Lilly and Leila. It amazes me how quickly they have learned what's "girly". The term 'pretty lips' is what they call lipstick. They've watched their mom and I apply it and several months ago decided they needed it too. Of course lipstick to a 2-1/2 year old can be literally anything.......so we've discovered them with lips covered in mascara, markers.....and one of their favorites is the clear crayons that only show up on the Crayola paper.....I can't convince them it's invisible on their little mouths.
The gentleman at the checkout counter seemed a bit perplexed when they demanded their "pretty lips" back from him--I had to laugh, because I knew they thought, he was going to keep it.....
The best part other than watching their little faces in the store, was standing in the parking lot and unwrapping their new treasures so they could apply it right away. Joy.......so simple and sweet.......makes my heart just want to explode sometimes. You would have thought I'd just given them a million dollars......and it was as simple as "pretty lips".......
Love this post. I know exactly what you mean. I buy my little Emily the little lipgloss samples from Avon and she puts them on and she struts around like she is a princess. I let her test them for me so I can see how long they will last on a 4 year old... We have a lot of fun with it all. She is my buddy!
ReplyDeleteThanks Frankie! Emily is one lucky little girl!
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