Make A Peep

I found myself in the car with a leprechaun and a bride the other day. With all these holidays crammed into one week, it was bound to happen! It's a good thing we're not Irish Catholic, or we would have been trying to observe Lent, on top of all the celebrating. The atmosphere was so festive in the Minivan of Mythical Characters, I braved the grocery store with Xanthe wearing three skirts on various parts of her body, and nothing else. (Thanks, Ari!)
With the confluence of holidays, we went straight from "Erin go braugh" to Easter peeps. Chocolate-covered Easter peeps! Hence the chocolate-covered kids. As if they couldn't get chocolatey enough by accident, they thought it was great fun to smear chocolate all over their faces. They do make cute little peeps!
Good thing I don't have ANY food in my fridge, huh? Those fondu peeps have to chill. They actually turned out cute and tasted surprisingly addictive. (Yes, addictive equals good in my book.) The best part of the project was sending the kids out into the sunny world while I wrapped each peep in a cellophane bag and tied them all with ribbons. It's all the Zen I can get at this point in my life, wrapping candy in pretty packages, but it's enough. Who has time for meditation with Spring Break starting tomorrow?!