Murder Mystery!

It was a work day for Daddy - for just a bit.  But tonight, we were invited to the big St. Patrick's Day party at Ye-Ye and Nana's house.  It is a tradition to head over to their house and have a big family celebration, and although it isn't St. Patrick's Day today, there was more time on Saturday to spend together.

Madison was looking forwards to spending time with Hannah so much - as soon as she got there, the two ran upstairs to go play.  Meanwhile, we were getting ready for a big dinner downstairs, where soon we were all together eating the traditional items:  corn beef, potatoes, cabbage and more.  The house was decorated with Irish decorations:  flags, flowers, and even leprechauns.  But the living room was decorated in a much different way:

The reason for the Middle Eastern decorations was this:  tonight we were involved in a murder mystery.  Each of us came dressed as characters at an excavation site, ready to solve a big mystery!

Yes, there was even a tent in the room that Ye-Ye built.  Everyone had a great time trying to figure it all out - this one may have been the most interesting and easy to follow we've had.  We've done these murder mysteries about seven or eight times, and this one seemed to capture everyone's imagination the most.  As for "whodunnit," here's a little hint:

Yep, it was Mommy.  It was self-defense though.  And, of course, everyone in the room were pretty rotten characters when light was shed upon our past histories.  The ironic thing was that Mommy's character was the least rotten of them all:  which of course made her all the more suspicious!

Anyway, it was a fun night for everyone.  While we were engaged in the game, Hannah and Madison spent a lot of time playing upstairs.  Madison so enjoys time with Hannah, and even though it was late when things were wrapping up, Madison was still wide awake and having such a great night.

Last year we did our first murder mystery at St. Patrick's Day, and enjoyed it quite a bit.  This year, we continued the trend - and it appears as if we've got ourselves a new tradition.  What "St. Patrick's Day" and "murder mysteries" have to do with each other... I have no clue!  But everyone had such a great time, the bigger question is:  "Why not?"