Feeling Green

I have such a love hate relationship with St. Patrick's Day. I love looking back at old pictures and seeing the girls leprechaun trap and their creativity at it's finest. I love dressing them up in rainbows and green.  This year though they fought over the gold coins that the leprechauns left. Emmy has been very upset the last two years because she doesn't believe in leprechauns and it just breaks her heart to think that it all isn't real. We've had a lot of long talks that St. Patrick's Day is not a big holiday and that she should be really happy that she is getting candy and we do a few fun things. I've told her numerous times that all we did growing up was wear something green and maybe the milk was green, but I really only remember that one year. The expectations she has are threw the roof..... Bree set up the trap I made about nine years ago with Amber back in the days I would craft over at my neighbors house while Sadie and Brooklyn (her daughter) would just be learning how to interact and play with each other. 

                          

 We ate Irish Beef Stew, jojo biscuits (from the magnolia cookbook) and Brats for lunch. Then we went to walk around USU campus and up Logan Canyon to burn off some of the kids energy. Also now that it is warming up I feel like I need to reintroduce the kids to playing outside. They rarely will go out without me majorly coaxing or dragging them out. Bree is always up for a bike ride and Sadie and Emmy enjoy the backyard, but they really don't just go outside and play on their own right now. 

Brian's parents were down watching the cousins this weekend and they have the best traditions of putting together cute green treats for the girls and Brian and I. We always love this tradition and hanging out with them! 

Emmy wanted a little extra dough from the biscuits today and made this CUTE bunny rabbit. Onto decorating for Easter tomorrow.