Some Saint Patrick's Day Fun

We started our morning with this. Yes, that's green eggs and ham Sam I Am. And, yes, those muffins are tinted green as well. Okay... I may have gotten a little carried away, but the kids thought it was fun and devoured it.

After breakfast we did some baking and played a few games before we headed downtown for the big parade. I was bummed that the first time it's been on a Saturday in forever, Nelson's pneumonia kept him at home instead of with us. Thankfully my brother and his wife and Nelson's sister and her family joined us.

When the weather hit the 80's this week I bought the kids green short sleeved shirts to wear. Today the temperature dropped to the lower 50's and the wind made it feel even colder. So much for the cute St. Patrick's Day attire.

The first time I attended one of these parades I thought it was perhaps the worst parade I had ever seen. Two thirds of it consisted of people drinking beer, dressed in green and pretending to be Irish for the day.

Now that I have kids, I never miss it. You see, all those people dressed in green throw candy with their free hand...LOTS of candy. The kids think this is the best parade EVER.

And...drum roll please...we finished off our day with this! It's that Key Lime Cake I'm famous for because it has become the entire extended family's favorite. And, although I can hardly make it without thinking of Brian and this rendition of it, it makes a perfect St. Patty's Day cake because of its neon green color inside.