Raising Girls and Other Fun Brady Things to Do: Happy St. Patrick's Day-'How to Catch a Leprechaun'

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Mommy: 'Emerson, how do you catch a leprechaun?'

Emerson: 'You make a trap and put gold money in it and he's a greedy little guy, he'll take it and get caught in the trap.'

Mommy: 'Logan, how do you catch a leprechaun?'

Logan: 'You gwab 'em really qwickly.'

Mommy: 'What happens if you catch him?'

Logan: 'He gives you money.'

Emerson: 'He gives you chocolate, but if he gets away, he'll leave you money anyway.'

Our Leprechaun Trap

Emerson: Mommy you look beautiful today. Mommy: Thank you, honey that's very kind. (Later after the girls have been running around the airport like banshees.) Mommy: Emerson, I told you to behave and sit here, NO RUNNING. Emerson: (Tears flowing) But Mommy, I told you you looked beautiful today, can't you be kind?
'Sing the daddy song, Mommy.' 'What song is that, honey?' 'You know, the our Father WITH art in heaven song.'
Emerson said, "My belly is 'operationness'." When I asked what she meant, she explained that her belly hurt and that she needed an operation.