What I Love About Logan.............

Logan is a great kid! Everyone falls in love with him! I love so much about him, but here are a few of my favorite things about him.......

His gorgeous smile,

his BLUE eyes,

his contagious laugh,

the way he still wants me to rock him like I do Grant,

the way he can play with hot wheels cars by himself for hours,

how loving he is to Grant,

his exaggerated four year old stories,

his sweet prayers,

when I catch him singing in a room by himself,

his love of music,

how he can swing for hours,

how he admires Kiersten and Hunter,

how convincing he can be at times,

his love for suckers and Pepsi,

the way he calls Grant his "Little Friend,"

and so much more.

Thanks for being so wonderful! Happy Birthday Logie Bear!

RRRRRR..........what a Pirate Party it was!!!!

It always starts with the invitations! We got pretty clever with Logan's invitations............a message in a bottle from Caption Logan himself!

They were treasure maps with a message on the back.

Games and Crafts

Cute Decorations! Justin made up this note for the front door. The first thing the little pirates got was their eye patches. Ya can't be a pirate with one! They were drawn on with face paints. Then the pirates all make their own treasure maps with these sticker map kits.

I couldn't believe how much all the little pirates enjoyed this activity. J.J., Hunter and Cambry making their maps.

The smaller pirates basically just tried to use up all their stickers while the bigger pirates took their time to collaborate the best treasure map they could!

We had a lot of help from Grammies, Captain Hook and parents.

Kiersten was such a cute pirate!

Hunter and one of his favorite cousins Cambry! Them two together are quite a pair!

Captain Logan got LOTS of help from Captain Hook!

Maliya doing a great job making her map!

The Curtis Crew hard at work!

Jacob looking good with his eye patch...............he was the only Curtis kid brave enough to become a REAL PIRATE!

This was the canon ball pop. Each of the kids got to run on the basketball court and pop a "canon ball." We had some scared pirates at first but soon enough most of them got brave enough to tackle the canon balls!

Melanie was a little shy about popping the balloons. This is Logan's little girl friend that lives next door. They ride the bus to preschool and even the bus drivers have mentioned that they act like an old married couple!

Logan was surprisingly shy about it too!

J.J. was sure brave and had no hesitation popping the canon ball.

Rico and Maranda taking turns.

What would a pirate party be without walking the plank? The kids loved this game! Justin and I threw "canon balls" (a.k.a. Styrofoam balls painted black) at all the brave pirates who dared walk the plank. This is Hunter being oh so brave!

Captain Logan being very cautious as he begins the scary walk.

Doyle having a turn. Doyle decided against getting an eye patch but made a great pirate just the same!

Maliya got a little help from her mom. Maliya was a brave little pirate girl!

J.J. was so fast we had to try hard to tag him with the canon balls.

Maranda using great skill and technique to cross the plank.

Ashley got a little assistance from Jason. She is my little buddy and I just love her!

Then it was on to pin the treasure chest on the map! Logan was giggling the whole time! He is full of personality that's for sure!

Kendall Moore having his turn. Hunter has become great friends with Kendall and just loves to play with him whenever he can!

Hunter giving it a try as Captain Hook keeps a close eye on him.

Kiersten.........looks like she is trying as hard as she can to peak out the bottom!

The Captian and His Crew

RRRRR Matey's what a vicious looking crew! Kiersten and Hunter both wanted to dress up as pirates with Justin and I for Logan's party! Logan has been talking about his "Yo Ho Party" for several months now. Having fun, creative birthday parties has become a tradition of ours. I love to include the kids in planning the activities, food and decorations. I love to hear their creative ideas and see them get excited about it. It may seem silly but soon enough my kids will all want cash instead of a party, so until them I am going to enjoy myself.

Captain Hook and his First Mate!

Logan loved seeing us dressed up so that made it fun for us!

Enjoying the backyard......

We were so excited to have our backyard landscaping finished just in time to have Logan's party. It was our first party in the new backyard and it worked out great. There is plenty of room for kids and a great patio area for adults to mingle. The kids all enjoyed the sand and the play grounds.

The older kids enjoyed a game of basketball as they waited for the corn dogs to cook.

Right before we ate, Hunter sang a pirate counting song to the whole group................20 kids and 10 adults. He did such an amazing job! He has a very cute voice and he loves to sing!

Check Out The LOOT.......

I love all the faces with eye patches! So cute! Logan made out with some great stuff like always!

All the boys were very interested to see what Logan got.

Logan was so happy.................and guess what so was Hunter. Logan got some legos and I got him the Lego Star Wars game for the Wii. Hunter said, "I feel like it was a birthday for me too because those lego things are just what I wanted!" Hunter kept telling me for days what a great mom I was for getting the star wars game for the wii. He just couldn't believe it! And since that party Justin has become addicted to playing that game so I made everyone happy with that purchase.

Shiver Me Timbers that's Quite a Cake Mate!

Look at all that loot in the treasure chest! That is one mighty fine pirate ship if you ask me!

Debbie did an amazing job on Logan's cake. Thanks so much Debbie, everyone was way impressed! And Logan was in heaven with it. He made me take about 15 pictures with him and his "Yo Ho Cake!"

Yo Ho Yo Ho a Pirates Life For ME!

You know how kids and cake mix..............needless to say they were all very excited.

What a party! Me and My Pirate Boy

Taking a deep breath.........blowing out the candles..............and making a wish!