St. Patrick's Day, 2013

St. Patrick and Ireland masterminded the hunt for "Sammi, who goes by 'Lucky,'" the Leprechaun.

Inside that green box is a gold box, and inside that gold box is an honest-to-goodness Leprechaun trap, crafted by our very own Cam, locked and loaded with a rainbow of licorice, plenty of sparkling green gems, a golden dumbbell for Leprechaun workouts, and a trail of rainbow Skittles to lead Lucky right into our snare (thanks, Emily!).

Everybody knows Leprechauns can smell children (?), so we had to lock them away (with a lamp cord) until we were sure we had caught him.

Waiting for the go-ahead.

Lucky was pretty full of himself and left clues all around Granny's house and yard to tease the kids, certain he wouldn't get caught.

Granny's loft...

The kids followed the clues all the way to the Leprechaun trap, and found...

No trace of Lucky, but plenty of booty.

Maybe next year.