Captain Kirk, The Pirate King, Has a Birthday

Aye, it be true that the Captain of our Ship

has a birthday in October!  What be more fittin'

than to celebrate his birthday in his true form -

a pirate!

Yea, it truly be his name -

Captain Kirk.  

(Best pirate cake ever, all chocolate for the Captain,

 made by Annie,

what had to be transported across the ocean

to the ship, but she made it intact.) 

And nothin' be too good for this Captain.

He be a man of many faces, many hats, and many fancy clothes.

(One of the wee ones be askin' how many pirate clothes me

had, and me said, "Not as many as Papa (Captain Kirk)!"

But this be his best party outfit - to celebrate

the big day!

Aaarrrgh!!

He be the Captain of these scurvy mates,

and the Captain of many wee ones - all fit to man the ship.

As of yet - there ain't been a mutiny, but that little

one I be holdin' looks ready to abandon ship.

(Here be the real treasure in life - the wee ones!)

Pirating runs in the family, and they all be trained.

His crew be a scary bunch, but they all be loyal

to the Captain.

Wantin' to make him proud of their scariest faces

Their best swords,

And their finest party clothes.

It's all fun and games, until someone loses an eye...

and this bunch been in a few too many of them 

situations.

Don't ye be messing with these two!

Jacquelyn looks like the captain of her ship - scary!

Can't be too scared of this one - YET!

(But with a name like Saylor, she'll be a true pirate too.)

(Me new Cricut, put to pirate use!)

(A serving wench - uh, lass!)

(Of course, some pirate cookies.)

All hail the Captain!

We would swing for you, Captain!

What a swinging time! 

Best band of pirates ever!!  

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, The Family Life for Me!!

The innocent pirate-to-be.

Christmas Card 2013 - Our Band of Buccaneers

I am sure you are like me and don't mind

getting a few cards in the mail after 

Christmas!

Actually, sometimes I enjoy them more as

I feel so rushed during Christmas.

This is our family's Christmas card this

year.  As I look back, we are more often

than not in costume, because I got them all

together for some occasion!

This was taken in May at our 

34th Wedding Anniversary 

get together at Pirate's Cove.

Click here to see a post on that.

We were missing just one little granddaughter

and I bought her a costume and wanted

to take a photo and photoshop her in, but

she refused.  She doesn't like her picture

taken (at 3 1/2!).

So from our little band of Buccaneers to yours -

a very Merry Christmas!

Yo Ho Yo Ho A Family Life for Me!

We still send out a card each

year and always with a photo.

I love cards with a photo

especially from my friends

that live far away.

My dad's cousin's wife (who I

consider an aunt) lives in Connecticut

and she told me that people

asked who this card was from and 

she said, "That's from my husband's

side!  I'm not related to that bunch

of crazies!"  I laughed and told

her she wished she was!!!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Final Sailing for Pirate's Cove Tablescapes

Alright, we be stickin' to the Pirate's Code on this

table.

This be the last one of three weeks of fun.

Before we gets to the table though

I be sharin' this gas fired pizza oven

that is at Pirate's Cove.

Ye have all seen me wood burnin' one

but this here one was plenty fun too.

Fire her up and in an hour ye be crankin'

out hot crusty pizzas.  Ye think we could

put one on the ship Captain?

Speakin' of the Captain, he heads up this 

cozy table fer four,

and yes, ye be seein' right.  We used the

same plates.  None of the other plates here

at Pirate's Cove met the Captain's approval,

these bein' so appropriate and all.

and since the Captain be reignin' over this table

we hung a beeyoutiful chandelier

in his honor.

Fancy ruffled placemats sit under our

metallic skull and bones dishes that ye

saw before.

We wandered the high seas to get these

beeyoutiful goblets ye will be drinkin'

from tonight.  We be lovin' the dark green - 

straight off one of her Majesty's ships, I reckon.

Or ye can be drinkin' from your little silver

mugs if that be yer fancy.

Ye think that fancy gun marks the

Captain's spot?

He says, "Don't ye be eyein' my place matey!"

Notice in the background a keg built into the

wall?  Well, that there is a secret passageway.

(Just thought ye'd like to be in on that one!)

More fancy flatware.  This is a true Pirate's hoard

of fancy silver.  Must be booty from ships

they looted.

Ooh, the wenches be gettin' fancy with the napkins these days.

Thought ye'd like a peek at the carved chairs at this

table.  

There be so much fancy stuff here, ye just can't imagine!

'A course this mate loved the chandelier the best.

Them purple and red jewels are mighty fine.

Ye think the Captain might notice if some of them

jewels went amissin'?

Yup, guess he would and I'd be walkin' the plank.

(Just havin' a little fun with my new Canon G15 - love the bokeh effect.)

Well, I guess I'd best be movin' on before the real

Captain shows up and wonders why I'm in his quarters.

Fearsome lot those pirates!

But fer all the fun talk of Pirates

cute Captain Kirk

(yes, that be his real name)

declared

"The Family Life For Me!!!!)

Ye seen this motley crew last time,

but here be one legged Ty and his crew,

and this scabby bloke, Marco Polo,

and the two that been stirrin' up all the fuss

lately with weddin' plans.

Next week is the big day, along with our

youngest settin' sail for an LDS mission to

SeoulKorea

so this wench be sayin' good bye for a bit to

focus on her scurvy lot to see if they can

whip up a bit of weddin' and missionary fun!

but before I sail off, here was the feast for

our 34th anniversary, made for us by friends.

We feasted on grilled tri-tip, 

tortellini salad

and funeral potatoes

and it was topped off by some of the thickest,

most delicious brownies ever.

(Yes, we asked all the guests to bring Pirate

outfits for the anniversary night.  It was the

greatest 34th anniversary I have ever had!!!!

If you missed it, click on the link above.)

Aye aye until some of the ruckus

settles down around here.

I will be posting this with

Let's Dish

Tablescapes Thursday