Cole's 4th Birthday

Feb. 9, 2009

Pirate Captain Cole turned 4 today! He's getting so big.
Cole wanted to help me make the cake so he helped add all the ingredients, mix it up, and take care of the number one job... licking the beaters. I had a lot of fun putting his pirate ship cake together after he was in bed (the birthday boy can't see his cake until his party). It was great having the cake done before his birthday because we were able to just play all day. We had fun face painting, and playing all sorts of little games together.


However, by the afternoon when we were face painting the Captain, he was too tired to enjoy the result, hence, the smeard "Hook" mustache. No more dressing up for this big guy today. As you can see above, Trey more than enjoyed playing the part of the trusty matey.

Awww, my heart goes out to him.

(Our little fam, minus the sleeping Ella in the corner.)

We had his party at Pirate Island Pizza. They had never been there before (we wanted to save it for his birthday) and we reserved "The Cave". It was awesome. There was a locked up treasure, cave dripping sounds, and best of all... right next to the arcade.






Right: The biggest pizza I've ever seen in my life!
(It was really good too.)



Left:
Ready, Aim, Fire! Arrgh!












A camera from g'ma Taylor








A card & $10 from g'pa Taylor

Awesome Chandelier!

A Hoppity Horse & a black
Power Ranger costume (not shown)
from mom & dad.
(Trey gave him a cool action figure toy).

A treasure chest made of popsicle
sticks from A. Hannah & U. Bryce

Aunt Hannah, Uncle Bryce, Grandpa Taylor and Grandma Taylor all came for the party! Yay!


Left: Blurry, but I had to put it in, too cute to pass.
Center: My litle Ella pirate!
Right: They have so much fun together

(and, no, I don't know the little girl :D)

Mmmm, yummy! My mom's horribly addicting recipe

(with a little touch of my own).