Snake Tatoo

We went to the Renaissance Faire on Saturday and he had the face painter fashion a large snake on Ryan's arm. He was always too sensory defensive when he was younger to get his face painted, so this was a big deal for us. He held his arm carefully. The artist who painted the snake told Ryan that he could relax his arm but I'm not sure he'd ever been around someone with sensory issues because he looked puzzled when Ryan didn't.

At any rate, the day progressed, we had an amazing time and came home tired, sunburned and happy. The sunburn, however, had other repercussions for Ryan.

The snake paint acted as a sunscreen and now he has a skin snake on his arm!! You can even see the face and tongue and some of the markings on the snake. Ryan is thrilled! He was so bummed that he had to wash it off for church on Sunday morning, but it had gotten so smeared during the night that it wasn't worth keeping.

I, however, felt like a horrible mother. How could I let him get sunburned like that! I forgot to put sunscreen on him! Then I wondered about all the kids who had face paint all over their sweet little faces and got sunburned! I bet some moms felt worse than I did!

He says it doesn't hurt and we keep putting lotion on it. He's happy that he still has his snake "tat".

Honestly, I hate it when I forget things like that! When they're little you think of it. When they're older, you don't always. Nuts.

At any rate, we'll see you tomorrow.

Take care and have a happy Memorial Day,

Karen