i've been out to sea the past week or so
as i was playing catch up after having visitors,
birthday parties {c celebrated his too},
and making sure our new crew member,
anna {our summer sitter) was settled in and comfortable.
she came on board last monday and so far so good!
so on to the pirate party.
we had tons of pirate fun,
and it almost felt like we were ON a ship when the wind kicked up.
it blew our sails all over the place,
including the tablecloth into the cake and cupcakes. *arrh*
luckily, i snapped a few pictures before it happened.
{c worked hard on the pirate ship cake}
despite the wind, one thing was perfect - the location!
a few weeks before invites went out,
i drove around mission bay and found a palm tree covered cove,
that had a small island that could be accessed by foot during low tide.
this island is where a dozen lil' pirates, followed the map auntie jen created,
and found their treasure chest full of loot at the red X.
finn had secretly buried it before the guests arrived to the island.
now for some party pictures, below is the cute invite.
all the pirate printables were created by jessica at the paper plume.
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| lil pirates from top: lucas, finn, ander, brooke, daniel bottom: soren, logan, scout, chloe, sydney, brooke, mylie, kaitlyn and sabrina |
the highlights: the treasure hunt, wading through the water
to get to the island {the tide had risen} to find the loot,
walking the plank in pirate rainboots, whacking the pinata,
firing cannonballs {black water balloons}
and sword fights {party favors from target}.
~ more photos will be shared with birthday guests and family/friends on shutterfly or facebook.
oh and scoutie's grump face' was due to his inability to get to the loot after the chest was dug up.
finn had run ahead with the kids and i didn't have the opportunity to manage them. *sigh*.
in the end, scout's matey's shared their gold and jewels.
