Today was Kyle Thomas’ 8th birthday party. He had a pirate party on a pirate ship! John was super excited about the party. Gillian was also excited but got very shy when we arrived. I think she was overwhelmed my the number of kids. We arrived and the kids got their pirate names, tattoos and bandanas. John’s pirate name was “Jackpot John” and Gillian’s name was “Jumpship Gillian.” John picked a red bandana and he got a tattoo of a shark chasing a fish. Gillian did not want a tattoo or to wear her banana. Before we got on the ship, the kids had a lesson on pirate vocabulary. This got everyone every excited. Even Gillian was excited to get on the boat. She let us put on her pink bandana.
We got on the ship and all the kids sat in the front. Gillian immediately wanted to sit next to John. She sat there for about 30 seconds and then sat with Daddy and I.
The first thing the kids had to do was to find a map. The boys ran around the whole ship to find the map. Then they had to read the map to find the treasure. But then they saw another pirate and the kids decided we needed to attack him. They got to use water cannons to attack him.
Gilly was very lucky because there was a cannon right next to Daddy. She didn’t have to share at all. The kids shot the pirate with the water cannons and he fell in the water! After they defeated the pirate they were able to look for the treasure.
They pulled in their haul and then had to open up the chest with a bunch of keys.
Then all the loot got divided up amongst all the kids. Kyle got his first, next came Gillian and the other girls. John waited patiently for his turn. He didn’t get his goodie bag until almost the end. But he was super patient and didn’t complain at all.
Then the kids saw something floating in the water! They pulled it in and it was Grog! They all got a little drink. And the posed for a group picture.
We had pizza for dinner and some yummy cupcakes too. The kids had a great time. Happy birthday Kyle!
John and Gill went up a hill 