Saturday they had a Pirate Party which was for boys only, so of course I had to take my little pirates. They had so much fun! First they dressed the part. The library provided all the pirates a hat if they did not have one. We happened to have one pretty cool pirate hat.
Do you like Ephraim's mean pirate face? He really had fun acting like a pirate. I think he is cute, regardless!
After getting their hats, we got to listen to a pirate story before breaking into groups. The first thing the boys got to do was dig for buried treasure in the sand. They even got to keep their treasure and jewels in their own little bag.
Next they got to walk the plank, swab the deck, and cross the ocean. Phew!
Then they got to make a parrot to sit on their shoulder. How clever is that?! They colored the parrot, attached some feathers, and then glued it onto a clothespin.
I loved how creative all the activities were, and how much fun they were
for the boys. Our favorite activity by far was the sword fighting!
Each pirate got his own sword (hooray for pool noodles!), as well as a cracker on a string around his neck. The cracker represented their "life", so the goal was to keep their cracker safe while breaking as many other pirate's crackers as they could. What could be more fun for a group of boys?!
I think we are going to steal this sword-fighting game for our upcoming Lego Star Wars Party. It should be a blast!
Here are the boys after the pirate party was over, eating their cookies outside. It was a little chilly for Jacob, who was wearing short sleeves, but otherwise it was a pretty nice day.
It was an especially nice day later on because we had unexpected visitors. Grandma and Grandpa Heiner decided to come and visit us! I think that part of their motivation was this little girl!
Isn't she cute? Grandma helped me figure out how to make her piggy tails a little lower on the sides. I think she looks so great. She had a lot of fun hanging out with Grandpa and Grandma.
Of course the boys had fun playing with them too. We ended up running a couple of errands in the afternoon, and I ended up in the back of the car with Ephraim and Jacob. That is how I captured this little moment.
Grandma and Grandpa stayed overnight and went to church with us the next day. We had fun visiting with them and the kids loved to see them. We really enjoy it when they come and play at our house! I know they enjoy seeing the kids and enjoying our lovely weather. We were excited because we get to see Grandma Heiner later in the week for Ephraim's birthday, so that should be fun too!
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