Happy St. Patrick's Day!

As the kids get older, I realize that they still love some of our older traditions, but I find myself scaling them back a bit simply because the childhood magic is not as alive as it used to be.  While St. Patrick's Day in the past was filled with leprechaun antics, rainbows of color and sometimes even a fun-filled scavenger hunt, the kids are content now with some rainbow candy and hopefully some clover-shaped cinnamon rolls for breakfast.

I set out gold placemats (pulled from my Craft Closet) and cut out 4-leaf clovers to use as name tags.  Everyone received a big package of Sweet Tart Rainbow Ropes, which were sitting out with clover-shaped cinnamon rolls when they woke up that morning.

Of course the mantle was decorated (even if it was minimal) and the kids were kind enough to pose for a picture in their green shirts.  Even Mia, our cat, made a debut.

Because the holiday fell on a Sunday, and no one had to go to work or go to school, we spent the day just laying low at home.  By mid-afternoon though, Steve and I got ready to meet neighbors and head to Lansing to drink some green beer.  Steve was ready!

 

Sophia snapped a quick picture of us and then dropped Steve and me off on the golf cart at our neighbors' house where we waited for the rest of the group to join us.  There were about 8 of us in total and we went to downtown Lansing for a few stops and then ended in Haslett for an early dinner before heading home.  

 

Both us wanted to be home in time to spend the evening with the kids and watch some basketball.  These days, I like to spend Sunday nights doing a 'reset' for the week where we go over the calendar, get laundry all put away, get lunch bags set out, get water bottles filled, etc.  It helps things to go smoothly on Monday morning!