Shiver me timbers... it's a pirate party!

Arrrgggh! It's pirate time!

This weekend my nephew Malachi celebrated his 5th birthday with a pirate party.

Ava was pretty excited to dress up in her pirate accessories: head scarf (or a bantana as Ava called it!), sword and of course, an eye patch. Malachi was very cute in a full pirate costume.

Both Ava and Malachi love drawing treasure maps so they were pretty excited to take part in a treasure hunt. Clues had been left around the house and yard with pirate themed gifts for the birthday boy attached.

Finally a clue led to the sandpit where a large X marked the spot to dig for treasure.

The treasure? An ice-cream container full of Freddo Frogs to share!

And then it was time for birthday cake. Surrounding Malachi's birthday cake were the cutest pirate cupcakes I've ever seen. 

Shiver me timbers, that IS cute! And delicious. Even Lola enjoyed a pirate cupcake :)

Ava was delighted when she was given a pirate doll from sister in-law's plush doll range Malily as a party favour. Her little pirate was perfect: blonde hair, blue eye, a patch and a purple dress - just like Ava!

What a lovely day of pirate fun with cousins :)