A Pirate Party in the burbs

There are so many wonderful reasons why livin' in the burbs is so great and this little party is one of them! Our awesome neighbor, Audra, decided that she wanted to throw a little Pirate party since her kids were wanting to hunt for a treasure. She had no idea that this little idea would take off...and she literally had to turn away friends that wanted to bring their kids over to participate in all the fun. Audra went all out planning the fun and ordering all the goodies so that all the kids felt super special and had a grand time looking for a treasure with neighborhood friends.

Bailey and Emma helped the little kids and also helped with setting out items so that when the little kids got there, things were all in place. Jackson had no idea what the party was all about...but once he got started, he was so anxious to see what the next stop had in store for him. Let me tell you...a lot!

My littlest pirate with Carter from the Richard's Clan. After we all met at Audra's to get our maps and take pictures, everyone headed to the first stop where they played "pin the pirate" on the map. Our pirates earned their eye patch at this stop.

Our next stop was an obstacle course where they earned their sword. The kids LOVED this!!

Our next stop was the Templins pool where they "slayed" sharks, then to the Buckners to have a snack and then to our house to dive for the "booty". All the kids had to dive and find the coins and then fill the cup to the top. Once they did that, they could get their next clue.

Here they are going to find the next clue up in the play fort.

They brought the box to Audra and she told them what their next stop would be...

to paint picture frames at the next house

and then to slide through the sharks mouth!!

They found the treasure box at the end of the street where they all had to use their shovels to dig it up! It was full of all kinds of good stuff! The kids were so excited and had so much running around to different houses and playing with their friends. Jackson couldn't stop talking about the party and how much fun he had and of course, the toys that he go while he was on the hunt. Everyone ended up at the O'Neal's eating hot dogs and cupcakes and swimming in their pool.

And if this party wasn't enough...Jerrod's family surprised the kids by driving in town to see them. They wanted to see Bailey swim and asked specifically that we NOT tell her they were coming. It was a lot of fun to see their faces when they saw their Nanny, Aunt Carey, Uncle Todd and YeeYaw (Olivia)!! How special...what a day this has been!!

Days like this are hard to beat! What fun...great neighbors, great times and a great family!