Going Private!!

I really hate to do this! However, I feel at this time that I need to go private with the blog. (Really it's my paranoid husband...but don't tell him I told you that.)

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My Sweet Andrew Bug

Today while we were driving, Andrew and I were talking about the people that we love. I want my children to know, without a doubt, that they are loved. We always say "I love you" to them when they go somewhere, like school, or if we are leaving them for a bit for some other reason. Andrew has caught on and now says it also- to everyone that he meets. If you say good bye to him, more than likely he will say "Good Bye, I love you!" :)

We started talking about extended family members who we love and Andrew told me he loves Grandma Button. "I love her the very most," he says. "Even more than me?" I asked. "Yes," he tells me. Then I asked him why, thinking the answer would surely have something to do with the fact that she always has ice cream cones or lets him watch Diego on her TV. Nope- this was his answer- "She always does her hair pretty every day, and you don't."

Well, there you go. I guess I should spend a little more time on my hair- I never realized it was so important to my 4 year old son!!

St. Patricks Day Fun

We had a very exciting St. Patricks Day in our home. It started out Monday night. During Family Home Evening our doorbell rang. When we went to answer it there was a treat from some Leprechauns!! It was Magic Leprechaun Powder that was white and when you added cold milk it turned GREEN! :)

After that, Kelsi was convinced that this was the year we would catch a Leprechaun. She made this wonderful trap with the help of her father. We put Lucky Charms leading up to it because we heard that they love those!

Inside the trap were some Lucky Charms marshmallows...how could they resist?

When the kids woke up in the morning, these little green stones were all over the house. It seems that wherever a Leprechaun went he would drop a few, as if he was leaving a trail. We didn't catch one in our trap. Somehow he got the marshmallows and ran...very sneaky! We will try again next year. He did however turn our milk and toilet water green! He also left this for us...

Delicious treats! Legend tells us that if you decorate a box and leave it out on the eve of St. Patricks Day, the Leprechauns can't resist leaving you treats. We tried it and sure enough it is true!

Happy St. Patricks Day from our family to yours!!

And a big Happy Birthday to Grandpa Urvina! We love you!