It's that time of year. If you remember our adventures from last year, Declan wasn't all that fond of the idea of leprechauns coming in during the night to play tricks on us. Quite a few times he went around the house making sure the doors were locked and we were safe. It traumatized him.
A few days ago, I mentioned the upcoming event and Declan would furrow his brow every time we talked about it. He was certain he did not want the leprechauns in the house, thank you very much. I would have dropped it if Logan was also concerned - or at least apathetic. But, in true Tag Team Mischief style, they had opposite opinions on the matter, and Logan was excited for things to happen. I wasn't sure how to choose which child to disappoint/traumatize.
Last night at dinner, we were having a talk about the leprechaun possibility and Declan again frowned and started to shake his head. He was not having it. So I asked how he would feel if we built a leprechaun trap to catch them and maybe they'd take us to their pot of gold? Well, *that* changed everything. The over-dinner discussion included all sorts of elaborate trap ideas from the boys, including using hidden cameras and infrared lights.
I went with a mildly lower-tech design: a shoebox propped up with toothpicks and a sign saying "Leprechauns, look in here! (Note: This is NOT a leprechaun trap!)" and a big arrow pointing to the opening. Logan let me know this morning he thought the special note saying it wasn't a leprechaun trap was an absolutely brilliant idea; that was probably what got them inside.
The leprechauns left a little note saying that even though we trapped them, they used their magic to escape. But they left a gold coin for each boy as a reward for their efforts and wished us well in trying again next year. (It's a good thing the kids don't recognize my handwriting.) They also went easy on us with the trickery (probably because of the time spent escaping our fancy trap) and only turned the milk and eggs green. Phew! Personally, I avoided the Irish eggs and treated myself to some Lucky Charms with green milk - St. Patrick's Day Heaven in a Bowl.
We're having homemade pizza tonight with green crust in celebration. It's all for the kids, right?
2 comments:
It's almost 1am and I'm giggling louder than I should at your sign. LOVE it. So great.
oh my gosh! Logan even *sounds* older! and I love that Declan just keeps on eating the whole time. My kids fight over the camera time.
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