St. Patrick's Day Fun....

I wanted to share some fun St. Patrick's day links with you to help you get in the mood for celebrating this weekend!  And then I have some links for recipes that aren't necessarily St. Patrick's day related, but they have a bit of green or mint involved.

A wee bit of St. Patrick's Day fun for everyone ::

Pictures of my kids on Saint Patrick's Day (This one made me want to cry)
How to make your own Thin Mint Cookies

GREEN Mac n Cheese...what?!?!  It's healthy..check it out ;)
Mint Chocolate Chip Pancakes (I say "ewwww" but I'm sure the kids will love them!) 
Researching your Irish Heritage at the Kenton County Public Library
A Leprechaun Gift (easy to make - for soda pop bottles - too cute!!) 
Pictures from my trip to Ireland in 2006 with my mama, my sister and my baby girl
Making your family a St. Patrick's Day Green Dinner (cute and tasty!) 
The Crafty Crow has a great roundup of St. Patrick's Day Crafts
Rainbow Fruit Pizza...yummy AND healthy! 

And if you live in the NKY or Cincy area, here's a list of fun events for the whole family on Family Friendly Cincinnati.  And here's another list of beer-drinking type parties around town from Hoperatives.

What kind of trouble fun are you getting into this St. Patrick's day? 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

May God give you...

For every storm, a rainbow,

For every tear, a smile,

For every care, a promise,

And a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends,
A faithful friend to share,

For every sigh, a sweet song,

And an answer for each prayer.

A very happy St. Patrick's Day to you and yours!
For pictures of my little leprechauns throughout the years on St. Pat's CLICK HERE. 

little leprechauns

a very happy saint patrick's day to you

from our little leprechauns!

Little Leprechauns

for nana

happy saint patrick's day to all of our friends and family! i will grudginly admit that my cultural heritage is a bit of a mix...i cannot identify all of the places i have descended from. but because of my nana i proudly declare myself irish (which isn't hard to claim, considering my fair skin and abundant amount of freckles). nana celebrated St. Patrick's day each year....she wore the green, partied with friends, and sent a card to each of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. she & bop spent years working on geneology, tracking down our roots in ireland. because of them we have a close relationship with our cousins across the ocean. it was nana & bop that took me on my first trip to ireland when i was 12. nana bought ella her first pair of shamrock socks (sam is wearing them today). nana gave her family a sense of history and never let us forget our heritage, and for that i am ever grateful.

each saint patrick's day i sent nana a picture of the kids in their st. patrick's day attire. this year i share it with you instead....here are the scheper kids over the years proudly wearing their green.