St. Patty's Day and a Big Reveal

The kids didn't bother to trap the leprechaun this year and my son said we'd be nicer to give him a break but since I already bought the goods, we had fun anyway. Neal helped me make it look as though a unicorn had crapped a rainbow all over the house. We left yellow lemon gum containers in their shoes for pots of gold.

They loved it but this may be the last year. Sophie upon returning from school asked in front of Rhys if leprechauns were real so I deflected and later, when we were solo with her, Neal and I brought it up again. This time when she asked we told her the truth and she made a bit of a disapponted "Ooooh." We asked her to respect our wishes and let Rhys ask us on his own and not spoil it for him. We told her she could be on our side of the fun now.

This has been MY biggest hang up. That she may spoil the fun for him when he has at least another two years or so, if we stretch it. I also am interested in how this goes with the other false traditions we've kept up.

It has already started because Rhys lost a tooth at school on St. Patrick's Day and the tooth fairy made her visit. On Saturday morning when Rhys was making his discovery and we were talking about it, Sophie looked at Neal with the "It's all coming together" look. Next, it will be the Easter bunny if it's really coming together.

One of the many, many faces of Sophie. Girl loves the camera.

He actually liked it, but that face!

We finished up St. Patrick's Day with a corned beef dinner and Irish soda bread. Rhys helped me with the making the bread. I love playing in the kitchen with him.