Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Here at Black Pond Farm we have a leprechaun that visits every year.  The kids believe that he *must* have come back with us when Tim and I returned from our honeymoon in Ireland. 

 

Our leprechaun always leaves gold coins (the chocolates in the shiny foil) and story books for the kids -- and plays pranks on us!

 

This year, he also left green "leprechaun cookies" that were shaped like shamrocks.  The yummy cookies turned Erin and Preston's tongues GREEN -- that silly leprechaun!

 

I made pancakes for breakfast...but when I mixed up the batter, it turned GREEN -- OH!  That silly leprechaun got us AGAIN!  

Erin suggested we make shamrock shaped pancakes, so we did.

 Erin age 5

Next, I went to pour Erin and Preston a glass of milk.  The milk was WHITE in the jug, but GREEN when it went into their glasses -- That wacky leprechaun and his tricks!

 Preston age 4

(Yes, I know, but they only get ONE CHILDHOOD and I'm not going to mess it up for them!) 

Next year I bet he will go around the house and gather up everything he can find that is the color GREEN and put it in a big pile...