Sammy began asking for a pirate-themed birthday party months ago when he saw a picture of the candied-treasure chest cake that he wanted. Mom came up the night before the party to help me with the piping and thankfully, it lived up to Sammy's expectations. I considered it a success when his friend, Thomas said that it didn't really look like a cake. I asked him what it looked like and he said, matter-of-factly, "a treasure chest." Thanks, mom! Can't wait for you to help with Alex's Superman cake! :)



The party consisted of 14 boys. Yes, it seemed like a crazy idea, and believe me, I was a little bit nervous, but it all worked out. Aunt Terri stayed to take care of Logan and a good friend, Sondra, was also brave enough to stick around and help with the party (I think her bravery comes from having 3 boys of her own!). The boys - 7 from Sam's kindergarten class, two close friends from pre-school, cousin Theo, Sondra's other two boys (both about the same age as Theo and Alex), Sam and Alex - had a ball getting 2 1/2 hours to play together (remember, there is no recess or play time in 1/2 day kindergarten). Between pizza, cake & ice cream, a treasure hunt, and opening a ridiculous number of presents (apparently everyone is better than I am at buying gifts ahead of time or didn't believe me when I told them he would be just as happy if they all chipped in a couple of bucks and bought him one thing) - the time flew for them.



No one was ready to go when their parents arrived, but Joe and I were pooped. We were glad that everyone seemed to enjoy the party, but as the last couple of boys were leaving, I turned to Joe and told him - for time first (and LAST) time EVER - that three boys really seemed managable! I guess it is a really good thing that I grew up a tom-boy and didn't dream of having princess parties with my little girls... that would be a very different party!

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