MamaArcher's Blog

Baby Powder Bonanza

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you put a three (almost four) year old, a twenty month old, and a full container of baby powder all together in a tiny one person shower stall completely unsupervised?  Well, me neither!  BUT, I found out!

Apparently, when I thought the children were all downstairs playing nicely, I was correct but missing one vital piece of information.  The older siblings were not actually paying attention to the younger ones as they played.  I think I would have been angry if it hadn’t been such a funny sight!!

Now the three year old didn’t look too bad.  Either it was because she was smarter or maybe just taller, or even maybe because she may have been the instigator(first thing she said was her little sister wanted to play with it–hmmm) but she only had baby powder on her clothing.  The shower stall and the few other items they took with them were completely covered!  The one year old on the other hand, my oh my!

She even had it caked in her eyelashes!!  I carried her up the stairs and down the hall to the bathtub in record time leaving a trail of baby powder behind.  I had to have someone vacuum up the hardwood flooring fast because people were trying not to slip on the baby powder as they traveled in to see the sight.  I think there may even still be baby powder footprints on the carpeted stairs!  All I have been able to smell for two days is baby powder.  I am thankful, there are definitely worse things to smell.

I did manage to get a photo of my one year old.  The photo doesn’t even do the situation justice though because of the level of powder that fell off of her from the carry upstairs and her realizing something was wrong and trying to wipe it off.  BUT to answer the question of what would happen if you put a three (almost four) year old, a twenty month old, and a full container of baby powder all together in a tiny one person shower stall completely unsupervised, I will share the photo.  Don’t you just love the look?  I love the expression even more, it is as if she is asking, “What?????”  LOL!