Ahoy Matey! Happy 3rd Birthday to our Pirate Jamisen!

Jamisen turned 3 on October 16! It's hard to believe our little guy is getting so grown up.  Ever since we went to Disneyland in the spring Jamisen has been obsessed with Pirates.  We took him on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride not knowing that is was probably a little too scary for his age.  He was terrified of the whole ride and hid on my shoulder but then somehow ever since he can't stop talking about it.  He will take blank pieces of paper and pretend they are maps for his "treasure hunts" and at night he likes us to make up pirate bedtime stories.  So it only seemed fitting that we would celebrate with a pirate party!

I got a little carried away with the theme and had fun coming up with a spread of pirate food. 

We had pirate sails (pizza), catch of the day (goldfish crackers), pirate booty popcorn, pirate jewels (grapes), cannon balls (olives), ships and dip, polly's crackers, sea water (bottled water) and pirate's brew (homemade root beer). 

I learned an important lesson about  throwing a birthday party for 3 year olds....you don't need centerpieces! These seriously lasted on the tables for the first 10 seconds of the party and then the kids were running around with them and burying their treasure chests around the yard!

When the kids arrived at the party they got to dress up like a pirate.  Jeff did face painting and then they could put on eye patches, pirate hats and handkerchiefs. 

Cousin Cole and Jonathon and Caleb Tracy 

 Cousin Carson, Brecken Pierson, cousin Kaitlyn and Addi Pierson

The kids had fun "walking the plank"

Present Time!

Caleb Tracy, Cousin Carson, Jamisen, Jonathon Tracy, Addi Pierson, Cousin Kaitlyn, Dean Smith, Cousin Cole, Nate Pedersen, Ava Cannon (not pictured: Lyla Cannon and Leah Dendesian)

Jeff did not disappoint with this year's cake! He made such a fun treasure chest full of edible jewels.  Can you tell Jamisen is one happy boy ready to dive in?