Luck o' the Irish

I successfully pulled off my first, and possibly last, St. Patrick's Day party!  Matthew wanted to play Wii with his friends, so we decided to keep the party small so everyone could play and no one had to sit around and wait their turn.  The boys also had a lunch of mostly green foods and green treats, and then they went on a treasure hunt.  A little leprechaun left green clovers all over the house with clues.  They found their treasure: some gold coins and individual pots o' gold (chocolate coins and nestle treasure chocolates) AND their own goodie bags.  The goodie bags were filled with green Airhead candy, a can of Sprite, a green light stick, green mints, and I can't remember what else!  It was a fun day!

We finished off St. Patrick's Day with an authentic Irish meal: Corned Beef and Cabbage!  It did not go over well!  (Actually, the corned beef was moist and delicious, I just liked it left over on a sandwich better than plain.)  It was a busy weekend.  Next year, St. Patrick's Day at our house will consist of wearing green.  And that's it.