You might not know this but St. Patrick's Day is kinda a big deal to me. My family celebrates it big time. (Which is why this post is so late; I'm still recovering from a non-alcoholic-just-really-busy-but-fun-day hangover.)Growing up, March meant our house was decorated with antique Irish sheet music and shamrock vases and the Irish flag was raised up outside. On St. Patrick's Day, my brothers and I ate warm slices of my Grandma's Irish soda bread recipe for breakfast and my parents always excused us from school so we could spend the day with my extended family eating, hanging out and going to the parade to catch one of O'Malia's green bagels.
Yes, that's right. I never went to school on St. Patrick's Day. I know.
I'm pretty sure Joe thought my family was c.r.a.z.y. when he first experienced this. Before he met me, he didn't think people actually went to parades. Or that people celebrated St. Patrick's Day without using it as an excuse to get trashed.
Now that I have my own family, the traditions will not stop with me. We had Irish soda bread for breakfast yesterday (and lunch and dinner and snacks... ) and met up with 29 family members who skipped work or school to watch the parade and hang out together the rest of the day.
I love that my family really loves this day.
The next two pictures were in my parents' backyard yesterday afternoon. I think they are just adorable. My sister-in-law Jenny is pretty talented with the camera. All the photos are hers. You didn't actually think I brought a camera, did you?!
By next year, Madeline will be old enough for the leprechauns to visit our house and turn our milk and toilets green. I'm already getting excited.
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OH I LOVE IT!!!! We knew something was going on yesterday!! We went for a walk, and Brian said, "Looks like the Howell's are having a St. Patty's Day party. Hey, is that an Irish flag hanging by their front door??" :) I guess it was!! He'll be thrilled to know he was right! WHAT AWESOME TRADITIONS!!!
Yes, I'm slowly understanding that St. Patrick's Day in the family is usually a larger celebration than Thanksgiving...and I LOVE it!
It was an awesome day! I'm glad our families got to spend it together!
Glad you like the pictures :-)
Love your family traditions and that you're sharing them with your own.
That is so great you actually celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Growing up, our celebration consisted of wearing something green in order not to get pinched. The End.
I love it that you all par-tay it up.
My beautiful Irish Katie---yes, I love that you all celebrate it. And I wished I lived there b/c I LOVE parades and would have skipped work for it.
And I love the pics---especially Madeline's struggle to get in the swing. :)
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