St. Patricks Day!

 Each year on St. Patricks Day, the Leprechauns visit our home. The night before, the kids leave out their shoes for the Leprechauns and the Leprechauns come to our house and fill the kids shoes with little treats or treasures. This year didn't disappoint. Kaleb is getting quite smart at this whole tradition and told Karmindy that if they put out their "BIG" shoes that the Leprechaun would have to fill their shoes with more loot. So of course, out came their big shoes. The leprechauns came and left the kids sprites, Lucky charms and their own boxes of Mack and Cheese. There were also gold coins sprinkled around by the front door. The Leprechauns must have tripped and their gold must have gone everywhere.When the kids woke up they sure were excited about their treasures.

Karmindy has afternoon Kindergarten which has been nice for her since she likes to sleep in. It is also nice because then I can have time to do fun things with her hair. I saw a cute hairstyle on Pinterest and decided to try it on Karmindy. We made a Shamrock with her hair. Karmindy was thrilled to have a pretty hairstyle to wear to school and not get pinched.

We sure love the Holidays at the Frisbey house! I love celebrating the holidays with my kids and making it magical for them. I hope they will never forget this!

Leaping, Lucky Leprechauns

I love Holidays, even if they are just little ones. Almost four years ago, I had a friend who told me about a tradition that they have in their home were the Leprechauns come and visit them on the eve before St. Patty's Day. The family left their shoes by the front door and during the night the Leprechauns came to their house to visit them. The Leprechauns would leave little trinkets and candy in the shoes for them to find in the morning. I thought that this was such a cute tradition and started it for our family four years ago. The kids have loved it and look forward to the Leprechauns coming to cause mischief. This year, Kaleb reminded me that the Leprechauns were coming and that we needed to remember to put our shoes by the front door. Kaleb grabbed his and Karmindy's shoes and  placed them by the front door. He was so excited to see what they would do this year and both him and Karmindy went to bed early.

This year St. Patricks day landed on a Sunday which was nice. The kids woke up and found their treasures that the Leprechauns left behind. The Leprechauns also left a trail of shamrocks to the kids shoes. Those Leprechauns are such rascals! This year the leprechauns left Kaleb and Karmindy new shirts to wear(green shirts of course), a huge pencil and some skittles. After church, we got together with Uncle Kevin, Aunt Kayla and cousin Alice for Sunday dinner. We had Chicken Fettucine Alfredo with Broccoli, Shamrock Shakes (sprite and lime sherbet), Garlic bread, asparagus and Mint Chocolate chip Ice cream pie for dessert. It was so fun to spend the evening together as a family.

Leprechaun Fun at Preschool

I truly LOVE Karmindy's Preschool that she has been attending this year. What a great preschool they have been for our daughter. Kaleb attended Small Wonders Preschool as well and I just have really felt they go above and beyond for a preschool. They always have the cutest Art Projects, Songs and curriculum for the kids. Karmindy has truly grown so much this past year and it has been so much fun to see the growth in her. Every month, Karmindy's class learns a new poem that pertains to something that they talk about in class. This months poem talked about a Shamrock since we celebrate St. Patricks Day this month. The poem says: "I found a Shamrock on the floor. It had three leaves but no more!

When you find a Shamrock, you may say, "This will be my LUCKY DAY!!"

It is always so fun to listen to Karmindy at the end of the month recite the poem she has been learning. It so cute to hear her say it with her gruff little voice.

Also, along with the poem they have been working on, they have also done some really cute art projects. The kids made their own Leprechauns and then the Friday before St. Patricks Day they had a party and made Leprechaun hats and looked for gold that the Leprechauns left behind. March has truly been a fun month at Preschool For Karmindy!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Two years ago we started the tradition of leaving our shoes out on the eve of March 16th so the Leprechauns will come to visit our home and leave little trinkets and treats for the kids. The kids really like celebrating St. Patty's Day and look forward to the Leprechauns coming for a visit.

This year the Leprechauns kept things simple and left a couple of green shirts in the kids shoes, along with a package of skittles and a couple of simple toys for the kids. Kaleb got a tiny fishing game. You wind it up and then hurry and try and get out as many fish before the timer goes off. Karmindy got a little Hello Kitty Figurine that can ride on a tiny skate board. The kids were thrilled with their treasures! ( I am sad because I forgot to take pictures of their treasures). However, I did snap a couple of pictures of them wearing their festive green shirts holding their Skittles Candy. 

For dinner that night, we decided to mix things up and instead of having Corned Beef and Cabbage, I made Fettucine Alfredo with Broccoli, rolls, a lime jello with pears, Shamrock Shakes (sprite mixed with Lime Sherbet) and Key Lime Pie for dessert. The kids really loved our festive green food and gobbled everything up! They are truly looking forward to next year's visit!