Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We've lived in this house for years and I've eased into decorating the fireplace mantle. This year I put the finishing touches on the St. Patrick's Day decorations so of course I had to get some pics of the girls in front of it (why else decorate a mantle?). 

Okay, I have to admit that Brent didn't like how I'd positioned the girls for those photos. He said Ireland shouldn't be on the step stool and Brigitta should just stand directly behind and above her. I told him then they'd look like a totem pole- which actually gave me the idea to do this next set of pics. You decide which you like better!

This is the picture after that picture- haha!

 Some individuals:

I ordered the St. Paddy's Day gnome from cricflix on Etsy and I immediately fell in love with the braided moustache complete with bows. It reminded me of a scene from Lord of the Rings where the dwarf Gimli talks about how its rare to see dwarf women because they are so alike in voice and appearance, they are often mistaken from dwarf men. Then Aragorn whispers, "It's the beards." Anyway, all the gnomes from this shop are made especially, so while I knew generally what we would get, I didn't know exactly what it would look like until it arrived. Not only did I fall in love with this little guy (girl?), Ireland did too and that made it perfect.

Gita almost fell off the step stool trying to execute this pose.

Sydney was looking a tad stiff...

...until Dad came over to make her laugh!

We stopped by The Irish Boutique for some meat pies on the actual day and then for the following Sunday we had traditional corned beef and cabbage. My wonderful friends dropped by some dough for Lucky Charm sugar cookies and I can't wait to bake those up as well. YUM! 

I hope you had a fantastic St. Patrick's Day! It's definitely a little holiday we enjoy in our home.