St. Pat's '09

St. Patrick's Day was kind of a big deal this year. Lily talked about it a lot beforehand. I worked at her school the week before and we painted a giant shamrock. I started talking to the kids about leprechauns and it opened the floodgates. The kids started to ask me questions and it went like this: 

Kids: Who is the leprechaun? Where does he live? What does he bring me? Does he have a cat? Does he come down the chimney? 

Me: Ummmmmmm, yes, he lives in a tree. Wait, no. He lives behind the rainbow. 

Lily: With the unicorn?

Me: Yes, Lil. With the unicorn. 

Kids: And a cat?

Me: Yes. 

Lily: Is it Papa Mustache? 

Me: No Lily, but they're related. Wait, what do you guys think he does?

Kids: He flies on a unicorn through the sky. He flies on a cat. He comes down my chimney and goes on the potty and turns it green. 

So, yeah. It was a big deal. On the 17th, the leprechaun visited Lily's school. He left gold coins in the yard and played tricks on the kids. He messed up Lily's classroom and the kids thought it was hilarious. Lily was extra excited to call Papa Mustache to wish him a Happy Birthday. She had leprechaun questions. Luckily Papa M. IS related to a leprechaun (Dennis) and emailed photos for her to see. (I'll post one next) 

Silliest baby ever. Totally a tricky little leprechaun.

 

You knew this was coming! She was so excited that the leprechaun had visited our house!