Luck o' the Irish to ya

The leprachaun left treats in Alec's soccer shoes (yes, Alec chose the shoes). She forgot to make sure we had potatoes, so he got an onion in one. Not like he cared either way when he saw the candy in the other:

We made green scrambled eggs. For dinner in the end since we woke up late & had to rush to work. Then Paul drove off with the keys to the Odyssey & his phone on silent. On a day I was giving a quiz. My students were SO understanding about postponing their quiz until after Spring Break-they're swell. :)

Alec 'helped' me decorate some cupcakes.

James helped rid us of a cupcake:

I arranged a few themed games, like tossing gold coins into the leprachaun's pot, a shamrock relay, a gold coin hunt (turned pretty competitive) and a variation of the Scottish "Heave Ho". Clearly no real hay bales, we tossed a grocery bag with odds and ends over the dowel. Yes, I realize the Scots & Irish are two different ethnic groups...but Alec doesn't. :) My mom, my sister, Kari & her family came over to play with us.

Alec told the history of St. Patrick's Day & explained that the 3 leaves of the shamrock were to represent the Trinity. He did a great job!

Finally, Auntie Kari read Alec, 'The Luckiest Leprechaun'

Alec was holding onto the spatula from the 'Heave Ho' game in case the book was boring...