Waiting for fireworks with our friends the Speredons and Hegsteds.
We went mini golfing during the day. It was a lot of fun. Ben beat us all...barely! Luke found golf a little frustrating, but Ty had a great time. Lily threw her ball in the water on the second hole, so she spent the rest of the time in her stroller, she was pretty mad at us. Then it started to rain a little. Then she was really not happy (see later picture :))
I can't believe that a whole year has come and gone. Because we are year round, it literally has been a whole year. Plus from the end of kindergarten to the beginning of first grade we only get three weeks off. It is very surreal for me to see Luke growing and moving forward so quickly. Here he is with two of his buddies from school. Ryan and Alex.
Singing their songs and getting their diplomas.
There is my handsome boy!
Our gift to Mrs. Z. The most fabulous teacher ever!! I miss her! Luke misses her too! No one will ever be Mrs. Z! How lucky we were to have her to start school.
Last day of school. :(
My boys love to play dress up. They are always pretending to be someone or something else. Then they usually act it out or put on a pretty elaborate play for us. They are such hams! Luke of course is always the ring leader. Here they are dressed as red batman and black batman.
"OHHH! A baby Jack Jack!" says Lily in a super high pitched voice! Lily and Ty love Incredibles the movie. For about 3 weeks we had to watch it every day. They can all quote it. Even Lily, which is pretty funny.
Playing Rock band with Daddy.
Batgirl!
The invitations.
I made pirate hats for each of the kids.
Lego Treasure hunt. The kids followed a treasure hunt to find their loot. In each location they had to work together to build a different pirate related Lego creation. Each one included Lego instructions and the map for the next spot. They had tons of fun. I was worried with 12 kids this would get crazy. But they did a great job taking turns and working together to finally find the buried treasure. Inside they found pirate hats for each kid, beads, tattoos, gold coins and ring pops.
Make your own Lego Pirate. This was the biggest hit at the party. Luke and I came up with this idea together. Luke and Ty love to build random Lego guys. So I cut out "lego" pieces out of card stock. There were lots of options to choose from. Every kids was different and all their own choosing. So much fun!
In pirate dress ups. Don't what was wrong with the camera, but these pictures are not the greatest. Rrrrr.
Enjoying their pirate loot...ring pops, hats, beads and gold coins.
Fellow Pirates: ( In attendance) Alex, Isaac, Brooklyn, Rock, Alex B. , Tres, Ellie, Sydney, Ryan, Noah, Emery, Luke and Ty.
Cannonball toss.
Decorations.
All in all I was pretty pleased with the cake. At one point along the way it completely fell over. I wanted to cry. But I think I recovered well. Luke loved it and that is the point. Right?? ( Jake says I tend to forget that in my efforts to throw a fabulous party :). 
