Its a party
Today was the pirate party and let me tell you how crazy fun it was. Gwen tested out the cupcakes before the party just to make sure that they were good enough to give her friends.
These were the party favors with fun pirate things like maps, spy glasses, whistles, and candy of course.
Here are the skull and cross bone cupcakes, that made me realize that I am not one who should be doing baked goods decorating, but they were yummy and super moist.
Oh what Gwen eating yet another cupcake, yes it is true sometimes you need a little bit of wiggle room on your birthday, plus I was doing like fifty other things so we let it slide.
All the kids had fun decorating pirate eye patches with jewel, skull, and pirate stickers. Here is Katelin showing off her "bling".
Even Harrison got in on the decorating.
Here is Gwen's finished product, and she will be the first to tell you that she did it all by herself, there is that independent streak again.
Having some lunch, nothing better than that...except for maybe the cake and ice cream afterward.
And everyone was such great help in opening the gifts, it was so fun to see all the kids get closer and closer and closer to Gwen as she opened the presents, and then all of a sudden they were in a little pack -BAM!!-
Then we had to test out the gifts with all the friends, and the results are in, total success. Everyone liked all the presents. And everyone wanted to use the tea set, nice work Paige.
We had a treasure hunt outside that lead us to the pirate that took our treasure, so we brought him back to the house and took turns telling him to give us our treasure...or basically giving him the beat down, and with the final and awesome blow from Tyson this is what he looked like afterward...
It was a really fun and exciting day for us. Gwen was loving that it was her birthday, and loving eating cupcakes. We were so glad to celebrate the day with our friends and family, and talk to some of our family that live far away too.
Gwen got more than her fair share of gifts today, and I have to say that I am feeling pretty good about the fact that we have a whole year until we do it all again. Thanks for all the birthday wishes for Gwen and for all the friends that came to celebrate with us today. Hooray for Birthdays.
These were the party favors with fun pirate things like maps, spy glasses, whistles, and candy of course.
Here are the skull and cross bone cupcakes, that made me realize that I am not one who should be doing baked goods decorating, but they were yummy and super moist.
Oh what Gwen eating yet another cupcake, yes it is true sometimes you need a little bit of wiggle room on your birthday, plus I was doing like fifty other things so we let it slide.
All the kids had fun decorating pirate eye patches with jewel, skull, and pirate stickers. Here is Katelin showing off her "bling".
Even Harrison got in on the decorating.
Here is Gwen's finished product, and she will be the first to tell you that she did it all by herself, there is that independent streak again.
Having some lunch, nothing better than that...except for maybe the cake and ice cream afterward.
And everyone was such great help in opening the gifts, it was so fun to see all the kids get closer and closer and closer to Gwen as she opened the presents, and then all of a sudden they were in a little pack -BAM!!-
Then we had to test out the gifts with all the friends, and the results are in, total success. Everyone liked all the presents. And everyone wanted to use the tea set, nice work Paige.
We had a treasure hunt outside that lead us to the pirate that took our treasure, so we brought him back to the house and took turns telling him to give us our treasure...or basically giving him the beat down, and with the final and awesome blow from Tyson this is what he looked like afterward...
It was a really fun and exciting day for us. Gwen was loving that it was her birthday, and loving eating cupcakes. We were so glad to celebrate the day with our friends and family, and talk to some of our family that live far away too.
Gwen got more than her fair share of gifts today, and I have to say that I am feeling pretty good about the fact that we have a whole year until we do it all again. Thanks for all the birthday wishes for Gwen and for all the friends that came to celebrate with us today. Hooray for Birthdays.
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