Dad's Day?

Yesterday, like any good mom of a pre-school aged child, I tried to communicate to Addie that it was a holiday. As we got dressed we made sure we were all wearing green. Throughout the day Addie kept drawing pictures of "those rocks" referring to shamrocks. We found a pattern game with shamrocks and rainbows and leprechauns and pots of gold and had fun arranging the pieces into patterns after she colored them. My favorite part of the day was when I told her that the name of the holiday was St. Patrick's Day, she looked at me and asked "so it's Dad's day?" How could I argue with that, since Dad is indeed Patrick. I wish I'd had more time to plan with this spin on the holiday, but I think next year special preparations will be made so we can celebrate St. Patrick's Day/Dad's Day. When does he not deserve a little extra family love? I think it will be a fun spin on the tradition for us.