Birthday Fun: Part 1

ARRRGH, Matey! ‘Tis a pirate party for Captain Jake! Sunday the 19th we had Jake’s friend party. It was pirate themed, of course. It was on International Talk Like A Pirate Day, of course. I went completely, round the bend, stupidly overboard with the decorations, food, and games, of course. But it was so much fun! Here are the stats:

9 kids, 3 and under and 19 adults for 2 hours in our house and yard. Thankfully, the weather cooperated!
Activities included buried treasure (we had to build a sandbox under Jake’s fort for this, but it was totally worth it!), color your own pirate bandana (mostly the parents did this), sticker treasure maps, running around like a 3 year old and doing whatever (there was a lot of this going on).
Jake and two of his friends dressed like pirates. Xoe and Tia were darling, as, of course, was the birthday boy!

Jake got some great presents (opened after nap) including Tinkertoys, a book (pirates, of course), Lincoln Logs, a magnifying glass, and a potato plant to grow. It made me so very happy and grateful that we have wonderful friends who 1) appreciated all the work and creativity that went into Jake’s party and 2) got Jake toys that invite imagination instead of things that go “beep” and play with themselves (not like that, get your head out of the gutter!). It was a great day and I’m glad everyone had fun. I’m grateful for the gifts and everyone coming, but I’m even more blessed by the gift that is our friends!