Are they cute Irish twins or what? No they were not born in the same calendar year of each other BUT they do have some distant Irish heritage and EVERYWHERE we go people ask me if they are twins.
St. Patty's Day is a great excuse to break out the beer...but we're not really into that so we busted out the green MILK! It has always been my family's tradition (when I was a kid) to eat broccoli cheddar soup in bread bowls along with some green sides like salad and jello! Then top it offs with some green milk. Great memories! And then I got married... and my husband doesn't like vegetables! So we feasted on a much healthier fare (or so Dave insists) of green eggs, bacon, green baby cakes waffles, and the green milk! Those naughty leprechauns are so sneaky with their green dye!
And then while we were eating our green feast.....the leprechauns left a trail of chocolate gold coins leading up to Lizzie's bedroom. There we discovered a lot of leprechaun mischief (messes and trapped stuffed animals) and the whole pot of gold coins! Julie was shocked and awed with every detail! Lizzie, though, insisted that "Mommy and Daddy did it! Not a leprechaun!" However, she quickly stopped her claims and started hiding gold coins all over for Julie to find, telling her that "the leprechauns left them there!" It was quite the sacrifice considering she was pulling from her personal stash of coins.
It made me kind of sad to think that Lizzie was old enough to suspect her parents and to not just believe! Is she that old already? Even as I ask that question I know the answer- No! She's only four but she has always been a four year old going on fourteen kind of girl. She is always telling me that she wants to be an adult and be big like me. She generally channels all that energy into mothering Julie! Lizzie has her bossy moments with Juju but many sweet, caring moments as well.
Meowma stepped into our little photo shoot! She used to be so skinny when we found her....
It amuses me to no end watching Julie chow down on chocolate. She can stuff those coins into her mouth so fast! Little kids MAKE the holidays! Even the small holidays can be so fun with these little people around!
