a pirate party

Our boys have been talking about having a pirate birthday party since the day their fire truck party ended last year. We decided to do just a family party this year because of all the chaos we've had this month, and I'm just plain tired! So, we had burgers and hot dogs, and it was a beautiful day for a party!

We started the party off by getting decked out in pirate attire:

Isaiah decided to wear his halloween costume, and they all put on sashes, pirate tattoos, and eye patches. They also made hats, and spyglasses. They needed their spyglasses for their treasure hunt!

All these kiddos are 5 and under, so for their treasure hunt, I took picture of random things around the house (inside and out) as clues. They started off a little confused, but by the 3rd clue, they were on a role! Their treasure was buried in the sand box in the back yard in a plastic treasure chest full of coins, jewels, necklaces, rings, and bracelets.

 Clue #1 a bit confused

 Now they are starting to understand

 Working together

 Digging for treasure

 The buried treasure! 

Next up, the pinata! or "yato" as Elias likes to say. It was the toughest pinata in the world. Seriously, our boys are pretty hard hitters, and it didn't even dent the pinata. So, Uncle Josh had to step in and beat it for awhile to get it to a point where candy would fall out. This was the boys favorite part. They love their pinatas. 

And of course, you can't have a birthday party without cupcakes & presents. 

Happy 5th birthday, Isaiah! Happy 4th birthday, Elias!