Over The Rainbow

  St. Patricks Day for some might be associated with drunken parades and green beer, but around these parts it's more about rainbows, gold coins and everything green!

And how can I forget, Leprechauns!
Since traditionally Mr. Leprechaun is quiet the mischievous little fellow, we did spend a big part of our day cleaning up after him.  Luckily he would leave plenty of gold coins as our reward.

Some more pots of gold for my little leprechauns!

Up to his little green tricks again.

How can such a little guy be so sneaky?

A breakfast of green shamrock pancakes! 

This must be one of those really rare nice Leprechauns!

This green milk isn't so bad after all!

2 weeks later and Lucas is still requesting a green breakfast : )

 

Ah ha!  So this is where the Leprechauns really come from ....

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Naughty Leprechaun

Sophia's teacher asked if I would come by and "trash" the classroom the Friday before St. Patty's day.  So while the kiddos were at lunch, me and another mom snuck in leaving a giant mess and a bunch of green clues.  From the little green foorprints to the toilet water and gold coins scattered throughout the room, can you guess who had come to pay them a visit? 

After the initial shock and frantic race to get the room back together, they enjoyed a St. Patty's day snack of green water and cupcakes as a reward. 

And to take home, their own little pot of gold : )

Daddy's BDay

 To celebrate Daddy being another year wiser, we went to a Japanese Steakhouse.  This was per the kids request (mainly the girls), since Joe will ALWAYS prefer seafood.  But being the great daddy he is, he happily agreed to celebrate Asian style!

There's nothing more entertaining than a juggling act, an onion ring train and some fire at dinner.

After our yummy and entertaining dinner, we sat back and watched as they sang 2 versions of Happy Birthday to Daddy. 

Then we headed home for some birthday cookie, the girls had graciously baked earlier.  

Hope your day was as special as you are Daddy!  We love you!

Family Dance

Sophia went to her first school dance Friday.  Well, kind of!  We were all there.  It was her school's Family Dance equipped with everything from the red carpet, photo booth, and refreshments.  It was a fun time for all and we definitely had blast! 

 On the red carpet, "mommy" seemed to be the most popular designer and stylist for these Mustang Kindergartners and First Graders.  But once inside, glow sticks were the 'must have' accessory of the night!

It was so much fun watching these kiddos dance to Katy Perry, Justin Beiber, and Taylor Swift just to name a few.  Not only did they dance but most were singing along too.  Honestly, I had no idea Sophia knew so many of these songs.  Her twice a week PE exposure has really made an impact.  "The Music Class" is heard in our car on a day to day basis but after tonight, I'm not sure how long I'll be able to keep it that way.

 

Sophia in the mosh pit : )

One happy girl dancing to her new favorite tunes!

 Lucas had a blast too!  He's got his daddy's moves : )

 

A VERY tired Alexandra joined in too!

 

But by 7:30 it was time for K-1 to head home and make room for the older kids.  Just in time before my little Cinderella turned into one grumpy sister.  The other two however seemed to just be getting started.  They would have danced the night away if it was up to them : )