4: Pirate Party

Captain Tightpants turned four and everyone (okay, mainly mum and dad) wanted to be pirates:

The first map led the kids around the yard to the location of the  X - the second map.

 

Going on a treasure hunt.

 

The kids were shockingly good at reading a map.

 

Booty.

 

 

 

 

 

Why yes, the sails on this did catch on fire when I added and lit the candles...

Pirate treats:

Three

Captain Tightpants is now Captain Underpants and is “growing up so big!" Three years old yesterday.

My take on a Very Hungry Caterpillar cake

  

His take on it...

Om nom nom

He is his mother's son

We built them a sand table out of this... table... thing that we found in Guest Cottage #1 when we moved in. It was this kind of industrial wood-grain-metal counter with an open top and a big shelf underneath (toy storage, hello!). I spray-painted it red, we made a lid for it out of some old particle board found onsite (varnished it, to keep the rain out), then filled it with Crayola play sand.

Happy Birthday, little dude.