Leapin Leprechauns!

The luck of the Irish has struck our home once again! For the past few years now those tiny mischievous leprechauns have paid a visit to our sweet girl on the Eve of St. Patrick's Day. They sure don't visit every home or even the same home every year, but we have always told Lauren that if you "realleeeee" believe and welcome them with open arms, they may just come a calling while she sleeps! And as March 17th always marks Lauren's 1/2 birthday, we believe those fanciful sprites make a special point to stop by our house each year.....with this year being no exception! Here's the run down......

Where do they come from? Well, Ireland I suppose........
Why do they visit the homes of some families? Why,....... to run a mock of course!! ;)
What exactly do they do? Mischief.. my friends....pure and simple....mischief!
But I mean, what really do they do? OH, that's an easy one......they play play play with the toys and leave bits of mayhem behind!
Do they clean up their own messes? ( I laugh in the face of that question!! ) Naw.......BUT, if they choose your house and play with your things, they DO leave behind some small and fun trinkets as a way of saying thank you!
How come the dog can't hear them, you say??? Well, we think they bribe her.....we seem to find suspicious crumbs near most of the messes........that's our watchdog! LOL


And with this being Tyler's first SPD and with our family being green up to our eyeballs in so much LUCK & good fortune, those leprechauns went out of their way to say hello this year! I'm going to let the photos give most of the explanation, but years past have found us scrubbing teeny tiny glittery footprints off of the sidewalk.........returning every pair of socks and shoes to its rightful match/pair.......finding green "lucky" beads on the stones by our home, finding every closet door ajar........and always, always, plenty O' toy box messes! :) Happy St. Patty's Day Everyone!! Enjoy!

This is the sweet note & gift Lauren created for the leprechauns! It worked again...

Seated by the scene of the crime: a puzzle done upside down....upside down toys.....a disorganized star stacker....pillows in the wrong places! And much more not pictured!! :)

Some of the spoils of the day!! Her tokens of gratitude from those spirited sprites!

They T.P.'d our foyer and staircase. Lauren spotted that first thing this morning and her hoots of delight were priceless! ( and well worth any clean-up efforts!)

We found all of the books in this basket upside down!! Those stinkers! :)

Tyler loved it all too! He wore green for good luck, but the moment I took the bib off.....drool city! See those two darling pearls on the bottom? He's getting a matched set on the top too.....Hello Waterworks!!

I just had to include this one.......look at those cheeks! My goodness I am crazy about this little guy!! About BOTH of my little ones!

Thanks for stopping by to check in on our two little precious leprechauns! May the luck of the Irish grace you all!