Why Having a Make-up Artist For a Mom is COOL.

Zach here is a turtle. They aren't in costume yet, but I wanted shots of their faces before they got messed up. Of course, the nice thing about Ben Nye theatrical make-up is that if you do it correctly, it stands up to the worst of circumstances (think sweating under hot lights on stage), so I figure the little rain we're getting tonight at ZooBoo will do little damage. But, just in case... Oh, yes, and as I've been asked before, it comes off with cold cream, or you can buy fancy shmancy removers, but I don't.

Another photo of Zach, with the flash. He really was thrilled with the results, I just told him not to smile til the makeup was set.

My darling Chayce! She's actually a ballerina today, but with Zach getting done up as a turtle, she wanted in on the action. I think I'll add glitter right before we go out. It's not completely symmetrical, but I was working with a three year old, so I will just let it be. Plus, it looks even better when she's not squinting...but she squints when I use the flash, and you couldn't see detail if I didn't. Trade-offs.