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Real Life Leprechaun

by Alan 28 Comments

The kids felt bad that we waited so long to tell the Elf about Valentines so they decided to give him a head start for St. Patricks. day. After the kid’s quick explanation about St. Patrick’s day and Leprechauns, his eyes widened and that mischievous smile returned. He quickly started scouring the internet for photos and stories to learn more about this new holiday that had just been revealed to him. The next day I caught him giggling and nodding his head as he read a detailed description about Leprechauns from a book he had gotten at the library. As he giggled I couldn’t help but notice his finger pointing to a specific word on the page.  The word “mischievous” glared back at me. My heart started pumping faster as I recalled the mischievous activity the elf had taken part in last Christmas. How could I have forgotten that like elves, these leprechauns also partake in troublesome activities? I had led the elf to the very thing I had thought I had been freed from.  Planning for uncertain events I’ve decided to keep track of the “Leprechauns” daily activities in this blog post. I will continue to add days to this post until the Elf decides to return back to his semi-civilian ways.

Some of you have been asking me what camera I use to get these photos To learn more about my camera CLICK HERE

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Day 1: I have no idea what these two have planned for March but they sure have been spending a lot of time in the sewing room. They’ve asked me to slide sandwiches and pixy sticks under the door for the past three days but today I managed to snap this photo before they noticed me. I should probably supervise this but as long as they are not running with the scissors Im good.

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Day 2: We just sat down to breakfast when the doorbell rang. Apparently he wanted to make an official entrance as a leprechaun. Im not sure if the beard is real, every time I try to touch it he kicks me in the shins. Looks like it’s time to start sleeping with one eye open again.

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Day 3: Yesterday he told me our family wasn’t “green” friendly…I thought he was referring to environmentally.

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Day 4: When I opened the door he told me to calm down because he had already run one load with green paint and it turned out fine.

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Day 5: Tonight he “surprised” me by modifying my Air Jordan’s! He said the improvement would help me “bring my A-game.”

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Day 6: I think he is a little worried that the kids might steal his gold. I didn’t have the heart to tell him they were just chocolates.

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Day 7: As part of the Leprechaun’s “Green Initiative” he is only eating green food. He was very confused as he tried broccoli for the first time. After licking it like a candy cane for ten minutes I decided to tell him that it needed to be chewed and swallowed.

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Day 8: I’m going to need his pot of gold to pay someone to remove this paint!

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Day 9: He hasn’t quite perfected his Irish accent. It sounds like a mix between Yoda and Alvin the Chipmunk. I got a kick out of hearing him tell Nik, “Don’t be messing with me pot of gold!” every time he passed him hanging on the wall.

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Day 10: Once he found out the coins had chocolate inside them it was game over. Happy St. Paddy’s Day from our family!  Who knows what this little guy will be up to next.

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  1. flore

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    love !! love !! love !! the idea, the story, the pictures, your leprechaun, your kids and family. It’s amazing.

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  2. Chris

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    This is my favorite blog! Thank you for sharing all of the adventures. ☘

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  3. Bill Martens

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    Priceless! Thanks for sharing!

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  4. MKIM

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    Darling! You’re an adorable family. Really enjoyed it.

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  5. Luci Smith

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    Aww so cute! Thank you for sharing.

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  6. Denise Bennett

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    You should do uncle sam for the fourth of july, and something like the great pumpkin for halloween!!!!

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    • Alan

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      Great ideas. Thanks

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  7. melissa

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    Love seeing your posts

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  8. Stevon

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    Dude this is amazing. Found you on Reddit, you are on the front page but sadly the title is misinformation by a user by the name of Gallowboob. Sadly that user steals other peoples content constantly and does not give credit in order to gain karma (Which is the equivalent of Gamerscore on Xbox, it means nothing). Do not know why the idiot has not been banned yet for doing such things.

    Anyways these are fantastic and very good job man. Your son is so cute! and you seem like a great father. Cheers from Canada my friend.

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  9. yum

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    Oh Alan You are such a DILF. <3

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  10. Redditor

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    Not sure if you’re aware, but your work is getting lots of views/props here:
    https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4aohy0/dad_turns_his_6monthold_baby_into_a_naughty/

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  11. Bee

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    You should put an ad on this page today since you’re getting all the traffic anyways. Might as well.

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  12. Christopher Ferguson

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    This is wonderful! Thanks for sharing this! Also, RIP your bandwidth because Reddit has now gotten ahold of this.

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  13. Wanda Tracey

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    Loved it all!!! He’s super adorable! Thank you 🙂

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  14. Maureen Amyotte

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    I love all of the images here. My favourite is the 2 young men in the sewing room. That one has so much joy and energy in it for me.

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  15. Patti Buser

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    Funniest stuff ever. I’m dying here…

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  16. Erin Bair

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    Too adorable!!!

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  17. Jodi

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    you are so talented. it constantly amazes me?

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  18. Michelle

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    Brilliant!!! How are you able to stage these photos is beyond me. I can get mine to sit on the couch without he shots being all blurry (they are always moving)!!

    Love it!!

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  19. Sandro Silva

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    Hi from Brazil, or Brasil,

    Great idea! Heartful!

    Sandro

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  20. Suze - Luxury Columnist

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    Greetings from London – I’ve just read about your photo shoot with your adorable son on Daily Mail. I just love the thought that has gone into these photos and what a great souvenir for him when he gets older

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    • Alan

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      Thank you. I hope he likes them.

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  21. Gina M

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    This series of photos is adorable. I see the little costume’s are homemade with love! Thanks for sharing.

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  22. tbsbet

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    Anyways these are fantastic and very good job man. Your son is so cute! and you seem like a great father. Cheers from Canada my friend.

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  23. Lavone Minyard

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    Savvy piece , For what it’s worth if people need to fill out a a form , my wife saw a template version here http://goo.gl/uuGM4v

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  24. Laurie | New Yorker Meets London

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    How adorable is this!! Your son is just a joy to read about. Please share more of this in the future 🙂

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