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March had a few fun things worthy of documentation. First up was St. Patrick's Day, affectionately known as "Green Day" around here.  Our leprechaun leaves a few treats in the girls shoes and a little scavenger hunt with his treasure. Brynn worked so hard making a trap the night before, but she forgot to fill a few holes in the box and the leprechaun found a way out! Her boots are on top of the trap below... Brynn was into the holiday the most. What a cutie pie! We took a page from my sister and had rainbow pancakes for dinner that night. A major hit! Paige had a lot of school highlights this month. First up was the Science Fair. She did a research project on clouds. She did a great job with very little help from me. This is our 3rd science fair down, 21 to go (and no, I'm not joking). I was a chaperone for Paige's field trip to see a live performance of The Lightning Thief in downtown Bellevue. It was so well done and perfectly timed for th...

I promised myself after completely dropping the ball last year that I would do better at instilling tradition and excitement for St. Patrick's Day.  I left it to the night before, but ended up getting it together.  It was a fun day.  Paige told Chris at the end of the day it was "the best day EVER!" A little leprechaun left a surprise in their shoes during the night.  New shirts and a little treat. Green pancakes, spinach smoothies for breakfast! I wish I glowed like this when I got straight out of bed. A treasure hunt! Our little leprechaun left a stash of coins and fun window clings.  Do you want to guess how long they lasted on the window?  It was a little less than 10 minutes. We ended up with our little neighbor friend, Tate, to celebrate the day.  He and Paige loved green lunch! And together took a slew of self-portraits.  This one is adorable: Brynn enjoyed the coloring pages and crayons left on the table b...