ARGH! Shiver Me Timbers!

Yesterday was International Talk Like a Pirate Day. It happens every year on September 19, and yes, we celebrated it! I have an entire pirate-loving family, so there's no way this special day can slip by unnoticed. Gene drew this picture in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day and showed it to me when we Skyped last night.
Here is Pirate Will, napping on his pirate ship (every bed in our house has turned into a pirate ship for the boys). He's clearly guarding his treasure chest, and if you look closely at the white pillow, the arrow is pointing to "Finished with Engines," which is fitting since the kid is completely sacked out. Here are some of the pirate books we've been reading lately. The Pirate Cruncher is a current favorite.
The Children's Museum had a whole slew of special activities planned for Talk Like a Pirate Day, so we headed out to join the fun as soon as I could wake the little pirates from their naps and get them off their ships. Henry wore his pirate shirt for the outing.
Will has a host of long-sleeved pirate shirts, but none for warm weather, so we decided that pirates would like this red shirt. He's practicing saying "ARGH!" and "Shiver Me Timbers" in this shot.
At the museum, Henry made a spyglass and decorated it with stickers.
I'm not sure that he could see much through the spyglass, though, since he kept centering it over his nose.
We invited Nana and Pop to join us at the museum. Pop can definitely talk like a pirate, and as you can see, he really got into the spirit of things!
Henry just wanted to take Pop's eye patch off.

Then we watched a pirate show. So fun!
Henry wasn't sure what to make of the "real" pirates.
But the boys enjoyed climbing aboard this little pirate ship once the show was over.
We decided the Aquarium Restaurant would be a fitting place to end our seafaring day. Will is entranced with maps, so he is studying this one very closely. And anyway, don't all good pirates need a map?
A nice gentleman even took a photo of the five of us after our fishy feast at the Aquarium.
With our tummies full and the little pirates completely worn out, it was time to head home and don some pirate jammies (thanks, Nana!) and read some pirate stories before falling into our pirate beds.
We didn't find any buried treasure yesterday, but we sure had a blast celebrating Talk Like a Pirate Day. Next year, maybe Pirate Daddy will even be in town to join in the fun!