The Dread Pirate E-ron

The family celebrated the younger kid's 10th birthday yesterday. Per her request, the party had a pirate theme, with her taking the role of Captain Jack Sparrow. There was a slight variation on this idea, as little 'un decided that she wanted to remain female, so "Jack" was short for "Jackie."

E-ron was definitely ready for the party, especially considering that she and Mrs. Evan started planning and preparing for the party months ago. By the way, thanks to the Oriental Trading Company for providing us with several ideas for the party. We ordered several things from them, and they gave us a lot of additional ideas.

These pics are shots we took before the party. E-ron, Mrs. Evan and I dressed up for the party. Little 'un's older sister dressed up too, but being a teenager, she did so with her own flare.

Some highlights of the party were the treasure hunt, the opportunity for all of the guests to dress up like pirates (with bandannas, eyepatches, scimitars and pirate make-up),

the treasure hunt, eating like heathens (only finger food like chicken nuggets and so forth), and the cake. We had two cakes. One was "delicious dirt," which was cake crumbs, topped with chocolate mousse, covered with crumbled oreos and garnished with gummy worms.The other was a red velvet cake with a black pirate flag for the frosting. The idea was that cutting the cake would reveal blood. It worked out incredibly well.If you're interested in seeing all of the pics from her party, check out the slide show.

Note to Chief Slacker. The stuff I'm wearing is the stuff I bought when we were at the Renaissance Festival this year. You probably remember me buying the tunic and trousers. For the sashes and bandanna, I bought a few strips of cloth at Wal-Mart... a lot cheaper, and a much better selection than the Ren Fest offered.