One of her friends at school told her that he caught a leprechaun last year, so she is determined its possible.
While they were sleeping the leprechaun visited and turned many chairs, some toy baskets and the trap upside down. This was just more fuel for Ellie. And max was really excited by it too!
This year we had the pleasure of a snow day to enhance the amount of time; yes, the eleventh snow day of her kindergarten year. All day Ellie and Erin tried to build traps and even video tape a leprechaun trying to steal their treasures. They barely left the room and traps for a few minutes before running back. Ellie was so thankful to have Erin there to play and enjoy conspiring.
Below is an example of one of the elaborate traps they set; it's a rainbow with drawn gold coins and a pile of gold ol' American coins piled at the end.
As the day ended Ellie's antics were a bit more drastic. The day ended when Ellie was trying to trick the leprechaun into believing we had left the house by opening and closing the door and the. Telling. Everyone to be quiet. David only played along for a couple minutes and then said t was bath time. At this point Ellie had a breakdown. She wasn't ready to give up.
I was talking to her at bedtime about why she wanted to catch the leprechaun. She wants to make him take us to the end of the rainbow and catch the pot of gold so that I don't have to work anymore :(. This is sweet and breaks my heart at the same time. I am sad that I can't give my kids all the time they want from me. I wish I could give more. I love my kids very much!
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