Up until now we have never really done anything huge for our kid's birthdays. Of course we've always celebrated with them and often had little parties or invited friends and family to join in the celebration, but until now our life has been....well...a little crazy. We were in major transition for a couple of years, and we also figured that when they are that little....how much will they
really remember anyway? This year was different. We decided that for Blake's 6th birthday, since we are
finally settled in our house in Indonesia, we wanted to do a pirate theme and go all out. Besides, what better theme to go all out for than
pirates! When I say "go all out" I don't mean extravagant money spending. I mean planning long in advance, making decorations (thank you Pinterest!), and mom and dad dressing up! We had a blast planning this party! Just an FYI: We will not be doing this for every birthday here on out :).
The Covered Patio was our Pirate Ship
Grandma and grandpa sent the sweet pirate costume that Blake is wearing.
The boys LOVED the idea of drinking alligator blood
Uncle Rich sent an awesome treasure map, gold doubloon, a real telescope and a compass!
Captain Matt explaining the rules. Whenever the word "Pirate" was said, all the boys were told to yell "Arrrrg!"
Get Captain Matt!
Cannon Ball Pop
Blake's Pirate Cake
