Pirate Party!

Well, i'm happy to say that the pirate party went off without a hitch. Hilary and I really went to town on the decorations...fake palm trees with real coconuts on the ground, our ocean wall including quotes about the ocean from songs and poems, pirate sayings, a pirate wall of shame, jolly roger flag and a pirate trivia contest. surprisingly, almost everyone who showed up was dressed up. we had guests ranging from 2 years old to 70 years old. it's nice to have such a range of people. there were two little boys, alex and adam, who were particularly adorable in their costumes. they also had fun with my hula hoop which i made by combining two hula hoop sets i bought. actually, i think the adults had just as much fun with it. the trivia contest was really fun and everyone seemed to get into it. we gave gold/chocolate dubloons to anyone who answered a question right. later on in the evening we cracked into some of the coconuts and enjoyed the coconut milk and meat. it was hilary's first real coconut experience (and only my second ever) so we really had a lot of fun with it. of course, there will be pictures to come! after he success of this party, hilary and i have decided that we're only going to have theme parties from now on.