Dr. Seuss Day

Our family definitely has a special place in our hearts for Dr. Seuss.  Our boys have spent hours being read and reading all of the goodies that this brilliant man wrote.  We usually have green eggs and ham for this day, and last year we tried to make it a little more of a party, which was really fun.  I added some Cat in the Hat pancakes to our traditional green eggs and ham.  Palmer called it the "Cat in the Hat Stack." 

 

The boys' school is so fun and I love how the go all out with things.  They invited the kids to dress up as their favorite book characters to commemorate "National Reading Week," and Dr. Seuss' birthday.  Palmer and Lincoln wanted to be "Thing 1 and Thing 2" so I made them these little shirts. 

I got the shirts at Michael (4 for $10 total deal!) and cut up one of the boys undershirts for the white fabric :), then I just appliqued the white circles and used iron on letters for the words and did a little blanket stitch around the circle with black thread. 

Lincoln and a few of his friends had decided to be "Jack" from the "Magic Treehouse" books that they love so much.  He had a great time that day. 

That night for dinner we had "Rare Who Roast Beast", from the Grinch that Stole Christmas (this was actually pot roast).  "Who Hash", also form the Grinch that Stole Christmas that was potato hash (I slice up potatoes and fry them in butter, cover the pan until they are soft and then put in a cup of milk and cook until it is all absorbed and then cover it in shredded cheese.  We LOVE this side dish and now it has a new name :).  We also had apples ("10 Apples up on Top") and pink ink (One Fish Two Fish) to drink (I was going to do Pink Lemonade, but we decided to do strawberry milk).

For dessert we had One Fish Two fish jello. 

It was fun and festive!

We were going to first read all of our favorite Dr. Seuss books and then watch "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat," but we got a little carried away reading our favorite books and read until it was bedtime.  I have to say my favorite Dr. Seuss book called "I wish that I had Duck Feet."  We had a great time and can't wait to celebrate again next year!