Mar. 3, 2006 - Themed Dinners
We've had the most fun this week with our dinner times. Tuesday (Feb. 28th) was Mardi Gras. Being the Louisiana-raised girl that I am, I wanted to honor my home state in some way. So we ate red beans and rice that night. I also made my lazy-version of King cake (cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting and green/yellow/purple sprinkles on top). Of course I secretly added the baby to Daddy's cinnamon roll. Traditionally, if you get the plastic baby in your piece of King cake, you must then buy the next King cake for the next party. But for our dinner, the person finding the King Cake must entertain the rest of us with a song, poem, joke or silly dance. Daddy recited a poem ("Happiness" by A. A. Milne). We were having such a grand time that dear old Dad became the mc for the rest of us as we recited poems, told jokes and danced silly dances for the next half hour.Thursday night gave us another opportunity to celebrate, as it was Dr. Seuss' birthday. We ate green eggs and ham, of course. Following our meal, Daddy read us one his favorite Dr. Seuss books (Fox in Socks). Then we all read another Seuss book round-robin style ...each one reading one page before passing the book along to the next person. That was so much fun that we read another book in the same fashion.
As I put my sweet boys to bed tonight, they were still laughing about the fun we had shared. And it was such fun laughing and making memories around our dinner table. St. Patrick's Day is in two weeks ...I'm definitely going to try to plan to host another themed dinner for our family to enjoy.
Comments
Mar. 3, 2006 - How fun!
Posted by HarvestChristian
What a fun mom you are! Praying that you will adjust quickly to your new home and that you will overflow with blessings!!
Mar. 4, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by RainyDayMichele
What fun! I am adding you to my list of friends. :o) It's nice to know there are lots of FIAR'ers here at homeschoolblogger!
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