Ty's Pirate Birthday Party!!!!

Ty is a huge pirate fan.  Loves Jake and the Neverland Pirates of course, but really, any pirate will do.  So when we started talking about his birthday party, he said it HAD to be pirate themed. :)  Of course, I'm sure this seems like a strange topic since Ty's birthday isn't till August.  But we decided to throw him a birthday party the weekend before school got out so he could invite his school friends and enjoy a party before summer started and people left town, etc.  So we did our best to decorate the place like a pirate would like. :)

Pirate cupcakes...

Pirate plates,...

and pirate decorations!

Ty's bro Blaine had a pirate themed birthday the weekend before and his mom made these beautiful Jake and Captain Hook banners and was nice enough to let us borrow them.  Ty fixed his hair and bandanna to look just like Jake. :)

And the best part of the party was the pirate themed bounce house!

Arrrrggggg!!!!

Captain Hook is in trouble now! :)

Grandma bought this big number 4 balloon for Ty.  He loved it!  Of course, this balloon caused some confusion.  Later he was telling his friend that he was four (as one would since they had a big birthday party with a large #4 balloon) and I had to explain to him that he's not 4 yet but soon.  He said, "But Mommy, the balloon said I was 4!".  Poor kid, so confusing.

 

Then Ty's friends began to arrive and the fun began!  Here's Collin and Rhys, brothers to two of Ty's bros. These two are only a month apart and will definitely be the best of friends.

Garrett gathered the kids together in the backyard and while reading a treasure map, the kids went on a treasure hunt...

following the maps directions around the yard,...

through the garden,...

around the play structure,...

and they found the treasure!

Everyone enjoyed a bag of pirate booty!

Then there was lots of jumping.

And walking the plank

And a pirate ship pinata!

Everyone had a turn at it with a blindfold on...

and then they had a chance with the blindfold off!

And the ship didn't last long!

Arg! Me cupcakes!

Colin enjoying the home made cupcakes. :)

We blew a fuse once while the bounce house was on, but after we got it back up and running, it deflated again.  The guys were having a hard time figuring out why it wouldn't blow back up.  Look at this boys face, he wasn't happy.  But then the guys figured it out and all was well!

Present time!

Here's the birthday boy after the party in his bug catching outfit.  So cute!  He LOVED his party and still talks about it.  Such a lucky boy, and I'm happy he's still 3 for another month. :)