Sometime this Spring, Vannan discovered "Pirates of the Carribean" and loved the silliness of the movies. Anyone remember her last pirate party? I think she turned 5? We made a big pirate ship out of McDonald's boxes.... well, we didn't do that this year.Vannan found a treasure chest cake in a magazine and my mom made the cake - all that gold - that's butterscotch! And to the left there are the black and white candles that she put on it. My mom even found tiny skeleton sprinkles for it.
Not many people showed up. Tim said to have the party at 2pm - but it turned out to be the hottest week - with the heat index up to 112, and 104 in the shade. We buried coins and aquirium jewels in the sand - but they were too hot to dig up. My nephews are getting rich on the pennies they have dug up since then.
Then my Uncle (dressed with a genuine sword - he loves dressing up for Renisaunce Festivals) and Vannan's best friend's dad each took a team of giggling kids on a treasure hunt. Both teams had the same clues ... but in a different order and not always to the exact same place. It was a riot, and took a lot longer than we expected. Everyone got stuck on the tire clue. Kendra dressed for the part, planned the whole hunt (with a little help from mom at the end) and planned to decorate all the treasure boxes - she ran out of time.
Presents and cake and the kids were ready to go home. It was a penny pinching affair - we spent a tiny amount on the cake - used left over party stuff from past parties, drank water (which was fine with everybody as hot as it was) and had icy treats to go with it. I doubt the whole party cost us more than $25. And we had FUN! I just regret that a few people recieved their invitations late and were unable to join us. We missed them.
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