We broke out the octopus sprinkler yesterday. Our little guy has been asking to get out the “opus” for months. We keep it sitting in the garage during the winter so he sees it every time we pull into the garage.
He is growing up so fast. In three months he will be three. I can’t believe it.
*lyrics from ”Water” by Brad Paisley
Hope you have a great Monday!
This box has squash and zucchini. The other two have carrots, cucumber, tomato, red bell pepper, green bell pepper. It has rained so much I have only watered once. Little mister and I go out every morning and “survey the plantation”, it has been fun.
Thank you to my dad and mister for the garden, it is one of the best gifts I have ever received!
Happy Easter! I hope you had a fulfilling Easter weekend celebrating the resurrection of Christ!
In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:3
I don’t usually make a big deal about St. Patricks Day. I usually wear something green and I pinch my dad whether he has green on or not. This year, we are having a little party, just the three of us and mimi and poppa. We have had a rough past couple of months, so I wanted to plan something fun.
I decided to go with a “Promise” theme, tying in the rainbow with God’s promise to Noah, as well as the actual Saint Patrick who went as a missionary to Ireland and used the clover leaf to represent the Trinity.
I made a banner spelling out “PROMISE” in rainbow colors. To help Brooks understand I put the banner in color order. There is a song he likes that goes “red, orange, yellow, green, blue. Don’t forget there’s purple, too. Rainbow colors for me and you”.
I have some daffodils blooming in my yard, so I cut some (along with my little helper) and placed them in mason jars setting on a tray with dried split peas placed around.
On my list to make in the next few days:
• Green shirts for us to wear with our names on them. You cut out the letters, place on the shirt, spray around with clorox, then remove. I saw a how-to on a show a few years back, I will post a tutorial soon.
• shamrock boutonnieres, instructions here
• clover leaf cut outs to place on plates, etc.
activities to do with my little guy:
• “rainbow” fruit loop bracelets
• read Noah’s story
• rainbow craft: glue together pre-cut pieces of a rainbow together on a piece of paper.
festive food:
breakfast – home made pop tarts. I am going to use a mixture of both of these recipes here and here, then sprinkle with green shamrock sprinkles.
supper – “Irish” potato soup
dessert – sugar cookies, using a shamrock cutter and green icing.
extras to purchase:
I picked up some green polka dot balloons and shamrock sprinkles at Hobby Lobby. You could check at the Dollar Store, Wal-mart and Target as well. There is also an tutorial here on coloring your own sprinkles.
Other Ideas:
• white chocolate covered popcorn – Use two bags of popcorn (popped), cover with 1 pound melted white chocolate, then add in variations that suit your tastes of the following or create your own: 1 1/2 cups green M&M’s, 1 cup peanuts and shamrock sprinkles. After mixing well, spread out on wax paper and let cool. Break into pieces.
• green apple nachos – slice green apples horizontally. Drizzle with melted carmel, marshmallow, chocolate, and nuts.
• green jello shamrocks
• green layered cake
• pretzels, oreos, or pretzels sticks dipped in white or milk chocolate and drizzled with green sprinkles
• mint oreo truffles
I hope some of these ideas help you to plan a fun day for your family!
