Happy St. Patrick's Day

 St. Patrick's Day

We had cheeky leprechaun visitors this week, leading up to St. Patrick's Day. On Sunday, the girls found googly eyes on some of our pictures and their bikes, and kept asking who did it, but when no one knew, we all realized it was probably a leprechaun. On Monday, they woke up wondering if there were more eyes, but instead they found an interesting powder and liquid on the counter. The note told them to pour the water into the magic powder, and it turned green! They went looking for 4-leaf clovers, and Shay actually found one to use in her trap. Then, they forgot to set up the traps, and Daddy and I did really simple ones before we went to sleep. In the morning, the traps were all shut, so we thought we caught some lephrecans, but there was only candy left behind! We found the milk green in the morning, and then at lunch, the jello I made had cookie cutters in it from those tricky leprechauns.

Spring Break

The girls were home all week and helped me with some of my projects, while playing with each other and making a mess of the house. We had a friend over to play for a few hours on Tuesday, and on Saturday, they went over to the neighbors' to play for a few hours. I was looking forward to taking bike rides and going to the parks around, but it was still cold early in the week, and we only got warmer on Thursday. We did do a few crafts that Shay got for her birthday like making resin jewelry and using these aquabead things. Then on Friday, it was really hot, and we did a mini camping trip in our backyard! Shay helped me set up the tents, and Claire was helpful when Daddy did the fire. We found out too late that our big marshmallows were sticky and wouldn't be very good as s'mores, so we made Rice Krispies treats instead. The girls played baseball with Daddy and only hit it over the fence once, and we stayed up telling stories around the fire. When we tried to put Adrian to bed in the tent, he didn't like it at all and kept pointing to the house so he could go 'nigh nigh'. Not wanting the kids to be alone in either the house or outside, we moved the girl's small tent to the living room, and they camped in the tent for two nights.

Adrian

We have had a few fun moments with him this past week because he is learning to express himself with his words. Daddy made him a quesadilla, and Adrian thought it was delicious, so he would take a bite and say 'hmmm', and now he does it with a lot of foods he likes. He has also started telling me when his diaper is full by spreading his legs and pointing, saying 'boo'. I check him, and sometimes it isn't very full, but he poops within 30 minutes, so maybe he is starting to understand the urge to go potty. Last was today at church when we walked to nursery, he was excited to go and play and went running in, and when I picked him up was excited to see me too. He ran to me and then started yelling, "bye bye" to everyone as we walked out, and then repeated "dada" when we looked for dad. He is learning things so fast, and it is fun to see him so happy about life.