Green

We didn't really do anything at all in honor of St. Patrick's Day, except for the fact that Clara managed to wear an astonishing amount of green, and we went shopping in Dublin, CA. I remember years ago we used to make a point of getting Shamrock Shakes at McDonald's every year. Do they even still make those?

Lepricans and Leprican'ts

I've been very clear about the fact that I'm not a fan of all this belief-in-leprechauns nonsense, but I suppose I can at least be happy about the fact that Clara and Trevor joined forces for a solid hour today to put together a nice little trap for the mythical creatures. It was Trevor's idea to make one, and Clara kindly humored him, and helped him cut fabric to size and make little signs. I'm kind of happy that neither of them can spell "leprechaun". It's really a waste of space in the mental lexicon.

After all of the building was done, there was some shared reading, and a few peaceful rounds of Uno. Nice. So I tried to pose the kids for a couple of shots to commemorate this harmonious evening:

Trev's Favorite Restaurant

Trevor's big school project this week was to visit his favorite restaurant, learn about it, make a poster, and give a speech about it. Now Trev, who isn't usually super-enthusiastic when it comes to homework, was certainly willing to put his all into this assignment.

He memorized his entire speech, which detailed the deliciousness of cheeseburgers due to the fact that they have lots of "meat juice, which is basically just grease that tastes like hamburger meat".... ....and "cinnamon apples, which are basically a dessert, but you still get to have a cookie when you get home." Well put, Manny!We all learned a few interesting facts about Chili's in the process. For instance, we found out that every Chili's restaurant has one picture hanging upside-down somewhere on their walls.

Kind of a silly project, really, but hey, if it forces us to go out to dinner, I'm all for it! :)