Creating Tradtions

Happy St Patrick's Day!
I made a decision a long time ago that I wanted to celebrate holidays with their true traditions, or start traditions of our own. I want my children to know why we celebrate or remember special days. Our last name may be German, but there is a lot of Irish blood in our ancestry. Passing traditions to my children helps me to feel connected to the past. So today I wanted to share with you some of what we're doing today.

Of course we're wearing green. You can find the hat patterns here and here.

Dinner tonight will be corned beef and cabbage and thanks to cousin Bekah we might try out some Irish Soda Bread too.

We're talking about the shamrock today, and relating it to Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost.

And we did a little art project. (Sorry I don't have a better picture)

So how are you celebrating St Patrick's Day?

Cheers
Jessica