22 March 2008

leprechauns and easter bunnies

this was probably the one and only time i got to experience St Patrick's Day in Ireland!!! i went into Belfast with some friends to watch the St Pat's Parade, which was actually a disappointment...no huge floats, just a lot of random clubs/groups banging drums! and of course, the required "gay pride" floats! but the atmosphere was really fun and exciting...a lot of Ireland supporters with the Irish flag blowing whistles, tooting horns and yelling!


some random Ireland supporters posing for my picture!!
one of the better floats of the parade...

this past week i also dyed easter eggs with the girls, something they had never done! they only have brown eggs here, so the dye didn't take quite as well, but the girls still really enjoyed themselves and i think our finished product was quite good! caitlin had a bit of a hard time understanding that we couldn't keep the eggs until next easter, as they would go bad long before that! i am glad i could share this easter tradition with them! and of course a huge thank you to erica for sending me the egg dying kit from BC!

caitlin and lauren with our dyed easter eggs!
the finished product: dyed easter eggs, complete with cardboard chick!!!
the girls and i!
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  1. Anonymous4:32 PM

    big fan of the giant chick. your chick-drawing skills finally paid off!!

    ger

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  2. Bre11:17 PM

    they eggs still looked good, i never would have thought of the brown eggs not taking the dye however they still turned out beautiful.
    Did the girls get their haircut it looks shorter?

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  3. Erica6:21 PM

    glad the egg dying was s success! you can't even tell you started with brown eggs.
    and fun about st. pat's day!
    Happy Easter Leah!
    Love you!

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  4. Anonymous10:37 AM

    Erica, such a thoughtfull thing to send! Nice work! Leah, the eggs turned out really good, I would say. such lovely memories you are making for those little girls - again, I can only imagine how much they are going to miss you. And yes, I also notice the girls shorter hair - nice and so much easier for you in the morning right?
    love you
    mom

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22 March 2008

leprechauns and easter bunnies

this was probably the one and only time i got to experience St Patrick's Day in Ireland!!! i went into Belfast with some friends to watch the St Pat's Parade, which was actually a disappointment...no huge floats, just a lot of random clubs/groups banging drums! and of course, the required "gay pride" floats! but the atmosphere was really fun and exciting...a lot of Ireland supporters with the Irish flag blowing whistles, tooting horns and yelling!


some random Ireland supporters posing for my picture!!
one of the better floats of the parade...

this past week i also dyed easter eggs with the girls, something they had never done! they only have brown eggs here, so the dye didn't take quite as well, but the girls still really enjoyed themselves and i think our finished product was quite good! caitlin had a bit of a hard time understanding that we couldn't keep the eggs until next easter, as they would go bad long before that! i am glad i could share this easter tradition with them! and of course a huge thank you to erica for sending me the egg dying kit from BC!

caitlin and lauren with our dyed easter eggs!
the finished product: dyed easter eggs, complete with cardboard chick!!!
the girls and i!
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:32 PM

    big fan of the giant chick. your chick-drawing skills finally paid off!!

    ger

    ReplyDelete
  2. Bre11:17 PM

    they eggs still looked good, i never would have thought of the brown eggs not taking the dye however they still turned out beautiful.
    Did the girls get their haircut it looks shorter?

    ReplyDelete
  3. Erica6:21 PM

    glad the egg dying was s success! you can't even tell you started with brown eggs.
    and fun about st. pat's day!
    Happy Easter Leah!
    Love you!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Anonymous10:37 AM

    Erica, such a thoughtfull thing to send! Nice work! Leah, the eggs turned out really good, I would say. such lovely memories you are making for those little girls - again, I can only imagine how much they are going to miss you. And yes, I also notice the girls shorter hair - nice and so much easier for you in the morning right?
    love you
    mom

    ReplyDelete

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