Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

We enjoyed learning about Saint Patrick this week and celebrating his feast day today. I apologize for not taking pictures, but we've colored pictures of Saint Patrick and read about him. We made shamrock crafts and painted rainbows. We also read several storybooks about Ireland and leprechauns. I showed the boys my photo album from the trip I took to Ireland (in my former life before children). They each received very nice Saint Patrick's Day cards with window clings and $5.00 from their Polish grandma in Michigan!

This morning our breakfast table was all decked out... a rainbow, gold coins, mini-pots of gold, and even a magically delicious (but usually not allowed in our house) cereal.

After completing our schoolwork, we packed a lunch and headed downtown for the Saint Patrick's Day parade.

We had a wonderful time.... except for being very cold! It was supposed to be 67 degrees and sunny today, but the clouds and the wind made it feel much colder! (Fortunately, it did warm up in the afternoon.)

We came home and played in the yard and rested a bit, but there was more fun to come.

Here's Adam waiting for his dad to get home:

 Yes, he's in Jon's hockey jersey again! Jon, Adam, and Adam's best buddy Ryan and his dad went to a *Blue Jac*kets hockey game tonight. It was great for Jon to take an evening away from taxes and spend some special time with Adam.

Ray went out on a "date" with Mamaw and me. We went to Calif*ornia Pizza Kitchen* and walked around *Eas*ton, stopping at the Lego Store and the train display. We did a little bit of clothes shopping and Ray discovered some very stylish hats.

This picture doesn't show it well, but he ended up getting a very dapper plaid hat. I think it's a golf hat really.

As soon as he put the hat on he began to dance. He danced all through the mall to the parking garage, stopping every once in a while to remove the hat and bow dramatically. It was really hilarious. He told my mom this would be his special hat that he will wear whenever he goes out. This should be interesting.

Saint Patrick, pray for us.