Erin Go Bragh!

Spring is in the air!  

And I think that's why I've always loved St. Patrick's Day.  Or maybe it's because I love food, and it's a great excuse to cook a fun dinner and dessert.

Here is my proof that Spring is in the air.

I love this tradition of bringing in the seemingly dead pruned branches and encouraging them to bloom.

This is from my mom's forsythia bush. It's so nice to see color!

Usually I do one of plum blossoms as well, but didn't get to it this year.

Sporting the green!

Meili helping me make our traditional rainbow cupcakes.

I didn't get any good finished pictures this year, check out the previous years I guess.

A sneaky leprechaun brought gold coins and St. Patty's Day tattoos.

Sofie was suspicious of the paper footprints...

Derek was gone this year, so we had our dinner at Grandma and Grandpa A's.

Same as years before, we had Shamrock pizzas.  

This year I added in some guacamole.

(there's a pic of the rainbow cupcakes in the background...)

Some lime sherbet drinks

Cousins joined in for some dessert.

Nice to see so much green in a dreary early-spring world.

Bath Time With Ollie, Pinterest Style

I enjoy Pinterest. 

 It's full of fantastic ideas and recipes all in one spot.

  Every once in a while those ideas are actually helpful.  This was one of those times.

The laundry basket bath for little ones that don't sit that well.

He was still a little unstable and slipped a few times, but it was nice to be a little more hands free than usual!

He loved having toys in close range.

As he gets a little more stable I'll whip out the bigger rectangle basket.

Thank you Pinterest!

And here is an unrelated picture.

He's working on sitting.

  But his favorite activity is still rolling and scooting all over the floor, so he doesn't usually last long!