February's Favorite Fete

It's that time of year again. No, not Groundhog Day. Not Grapefruit Appreciation Month, either. It's our friend L's birthday again! This time around, it's pirates!

Stylin' swashbucker

L's birthday's are always big dos, there were plenty o' pirates swarming a local pizzeria. Besides costumed adults, the biggest of whom made balloon swords and parrots, there was a pirate movie and pirate decorations. Gold doubloons topped the cupcakes.

Readin' the treasure map

Chimpy requested a snake on her turn at face painting.

Slitherin' snake

And L wanted a pirate ship.

Sailin' ship

And here's why we love L so much: despite having all her school friends there, she had time for the littler pirates.

Arr mateys


* * * BONUS PICTURES! * * *
The Sailor's Hornpipe, performed by First Mate Chimpy

Four Picture Friday: The Return to Mocha

After nearly a year's time and with much anticipation, Chimpy finally returned to Mocha. We had last been there with Jojo as a seat-strapped infant and it became obvious he wanted to get his hands into things. Everything. We decided to wait for a time when he could take part in the art before renewing our membership.

An off-hand comment by Mama on her way out the door made us think today could be a Mocha day and so we got ready to go. After a busy morning of getting a pot roast into a crock pot and an exciting drive where we passed a cement truck on the road Jojo conked out just before getting to the art studio so we let him cat nap.



And he woke up to find himself in a wonderland of color where they don't yell at you for getting paint on the floor...



Or tell you how to paint...



Big sisters excepted, of course.



Then it was lunch outside.



For us and the pigeons.



A portrait of the artists as a couple of goombahs.

The Dead Bird

New Feature: Masterpiece Theater Monday

Where we re-create famous scenes from art/film/history. Today, a re-enactment of the Voyage of the Beagle with Jojo as Captain Robert Fitzroy and Chimpy as Charles Darwin.