One Last Summer Themed Post in the Middle of Winter

Both Gabriel and John Mark have summer birthdays. In fact, their birthdays are almost exactly a month apart. Sometimes, we will have a combined birthday party on some weekend that falls between their birth dates. This year we had it at the public pool in Rome. The boys affectionately call it "the pool with the twisty slide." Even I have to admit the slide is awesome.

Because we were having a pool party, we decided to make it a Pirate party! Since Memuph could not join us, she sent the boys a real pirate flag (the Calico Jack - not the Jolly Roger) .

We had a pool, twisty slide, cupcakes, friends, goody bags, and eye-patches; everything but a bright sunny day. In the middle of a huge and lengthy drought, it stormed that day. AAaarrr. But the clouds parted long enough to have the party - even if some of the parents did get slightly rained on.



Despite the overcast and rainy weather, a good time was had by all. Thanks to Amy & Shannon for taking pics and to Jennifer Morgan for all her help in trying to carve order out of chaos.