Walk with a Friend

I'd been meaning to get out with my friend for a walk to introduce her to the Provo River Delta and we finally got together on September 19. 

I wore my Jurassic Park shirt because the elementary school was doing "kindergarten color days" and encouraged people to wear the color for the day so the kindergartners could see them wearing the color they were learning about. This day was Black/White.

I wore my pirate necklace because it was International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Yes, our family talked like pirates, too. I even had Jet saying, "Arrrgh," before heading into school.

If you use your imagination, you can imagine we're on a pirate ship for the pictures we took on the viewing tower at the Delta. 

I wore my bow earrings because it was Hermione Granger's Birthday and Slimey the Worm's Birthday. The earrings and necklace did not relate this time.

As it was Butterscotch Pudding Day, I made butterscotch pudding. 

Friends Helping Friends

September 19 was International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Often we'll do pirate themed food but we didn't this year. Instead my friend, Stephanie, and I got together to make a meal. I supplied ingredients for making an Instant Pot dish, my go to honey garlic chicken from sixsistersstuff.com because she wasn't as familiar with using the Instant Pot as I am so I wanted to teach her. She supplied ingredients for making cauliflower rice. 

So we each learned a new recipe, had great bonding time together, and each went away with a meal for our families.

 

I did celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day by putting on some Monkey Island music.

 

September 19 was also Slimey the Worm's Birthday. This is how Jr. celebrated when I reminded him who Slimey the Worm was. 

Jr.: Oh, I love trash. I love you, Mom.

Then he realized what he said and corrected himself.

Jr.: AND I love you, Mom. AND I love you.

 

September 20 was Pepperoni Pizza Day, String Cheese Day, and Fried Rice Day. We didn't have string cheese but had shredded mozzarella cheese (string cheese is usually made of mozzarella cheese) which we put in the pizza crust. For the fried rice, I threw together whatever stuff in it. We had lots of frozen corn that needed to be used, etc. #shelftember

Do you remember... the 21st night of September? I went around singing that song that day.

Some More September Catching Up

September 17 was Monte Cristo Day. Of course we made Monte Cristo sandwiches. 

Jeremy even decided to "count the Monte Cristo." Get it?

Twice now we've done Monte Cristo Day during Shelftember where I have gone out and bought raspberry jam (you have to have raspberry jam for Monte Cristo sandwiches). One of these years I'm going to buy it in August so I can say I'm really keeping to Shelftember by already having it on my shelf. Tee Hee.

 

September 19 was International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Lucky and I went over to the Orem Library and picked up some pirate themed movies and books. For dinner we had squid pups, carrot hooks, carrot pieces of eight, something red and sticky, oranges to avoid scurvy, some bread, and ocean blue colored flavored sugar water.

 

The 21st night of September, Jeremy and the boys watched videos with Earth, Wind & Fire's music, "September." 

 

September 23 was the first day of Fall this year. I love Fall.

On National Family Day, September 25, we went to another event at the Orem Library. We saw friends there that we had dinner at their house the night before. Jeremy came in a bit late (work) then he and I took turns listening to the music and wrangling Jet out in the hall. Love that kid.

 

September 26 was National Pancake Day. It was also Johnny Appleseed Day (one of a couple in the year) so we had pancakes and apple cider.

 

September 27 was National Chocolate Milk Day so we had chocolate milk with our dinner.

 

Lucky had a presentation about Sevier County in Utah. I told him I went to that county specifically for birding last year. He told me that the inventor of the frisbee was from that county.

Another time, he made a salt dough map of Utah. Way to go, Lucky.

 

Jr. Jr. had his first public performance for orchestra. At parent teacher conferences the beginning orchestra showed some things they'd been working on then afterward, the students were able to teach those that came to support them how to hold a bow correctly. Way to go, Jr. Jr.

Talk Like a Pirate Day 2022

September 19 was Slimey the Worm's Birthday (from Sesame Street, Oscar the Grouch's pet). I celebrated by listening to the song, "I Love Trash."

 

But more excitingly (no offense, Slimey), September 19 was International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Hurray!

I did talk like a pirate and met the boys at the bus, dressed up and with balloon swords for a battle. 

I made sure to wear my "Black Pearl" necklace and skeleton earrings.

 

The kids found gold doubloons and ate the chocolate inside.

Jr. Jr. didn't want anyone stealing his treasure.

 

Oh, and earlier in the day, Jeremy forgot his electric balloon pump for a big build so Jet and I delivered it to him. He apologized for taking up our time, but I told him it was okay since it was Talk Like a Pirate Day. He plundered our time.

 

We had a pirate dinner centered around the letters "R" and "C." Arrrr and Sea

We had Roast pork on Rolls, fried Rice- Cantonese style, Carrots and Celery with Ranch, Red apples, a drink with vitamin C, and butterscotch pudding which we called Custard. September 19 is also Butterscotch Pudding Day and one of my children really likes butterscotch pudding.

For family home evening treat, we had cinnamon sugar doughnut muffins which has become our new tradition instead of actual donuts.

Talk Like a Pirate Day 2021

Jr.: I'm going to steal some game time.

Mom: You do and I'll make you walk the plank.

Nichole: Don't worry. Peter Pan will save you.

Sunday, September 19, was International Talk Like a Pirate Day. We joked about talking like pirates at church but decided to be reverent. 

The boys plundered zucchini from a neighbor's porch (with permission).

Here's what I said about the holiday on Instagram:

Arr. It be our tradition to get doughnuts for International Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 19. It being Sunday this year, we didn't pillage the store but used our galley to whip up Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Muffins from Mel's Kitchen Cafe and all the mateys agreed, "Arr, they be tasty."

Jeremy and the two oldest  went to a Youth Standards Night that night and there were doughnuts for refreshments so they were able to bring home doughnuts after all. Ha ha ha ha. Or har har har har.

They also got a picture of an ad they saw on their way home. Also har har har har.

Jr. Jr. made pirate gear for people. He made a hat for Lucky and an eyepatch for Jeremy.

 

We may have had piratey themed food like squid pups or something but I didn't take a picture so I don't remember.

Talk Like a Pirate Day 2020

As you know, because we celebrate it practically every year, International Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19. Nichole made sure we knew that it is also Hermione Granger's birthday though we didn't do any Harry Potter themed activities that day. We did talk like pirates from time to time.

We ate salmon burgers with "red stuff," carrot hooks, and drank orange juice to stave off scurvy. 

Jr. drank his from a "tankard."

We also ate butterscotch pudding to celebrate Butterscotch Pudding Day. Jr. Jr. really liked that stuff.

For dessert we made banana boats since pirates sail on boats, well, ships.

After they came out of the oven, Nichole picked the only one that was upright. "It seems to be the only seaworthy one."

"Man overboard!"

Earlier in the day, one of the kids mentioned how since it was Talk Like a Pirate Day, we'd get donuts. Certain things do become traditions. We didn't this year, though. Sorry, kid.

"And I've Never Been to Boston in the Fall"

International Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19.

5th year in a row of going to Thanksgiving Point to hand out balloon swords to kids who talk like a pirate to us.  This year we went to the Museum of Ancient Life again.
This year, Jeremy did the costume a little bit different.  He didn't make it to fit himself.  He didn't make it to fit me.  He made it to fit Lucky.  When given the option, Lucky was sooooooo excited about the idea of wearing the costume.  Jeremy based the costume on Pa Grape, one of "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" from "VeggieTales."

Since Lucky's three, Jeremy built the costume so it was easy to get on and off.  If Lucky got tired of hopping around (he knew that veggies don't have feet), he could slip out of the bottom of the costume.  Every time he saw someone coming, though, he would slide back in and hop toward them.

I think he had a good time.  He did need a couple breaks where I took him into the actual museum part of the museum not just the lobby.  The pirate costume was able to stand up even without someone in it.  Yeah, my husband is awesome to build it like that.

After Thanksgiving Point, we headed down to the Orem Library.  Jeremy read Lucky a few books... while he was wearing the costume.  So cute.  It was only a little disturbing while Lucky picked out the books and put them back.  He stuck his hand out the middle of Pa Grape's face.  Jeremy had built the costume so Lucky could see out a hole in the face but which wasn't noticeable to people looking at the costume from the outside.  Have I mentioned my husband is awesome?

This year also marked the first year Jr. Jr. did not accompany us since he has all day school now, not just half day.  We also didn't pick the kids up from school with the costume.  Since some kids can't help but poke and pull balloons (4 years of balloon costume experience talking), we thought it might not be safe for our little guy to wear the costume for that.  Some traditions stay the same, some change.

We forgot about getting donuts which has also become tradition.  We stopped going to Krispy Kreme a few years ago to get free donuts since it took too long, so we've just been buying donuts the last few years.  This year Krispy Kreme didn't do the free donut thing for Talk Like a Pirate Day anyway.
While Nichole and Jr. were at mutual and scouts, Jeremy got some donuts so we had donuts before bed.  I didn't take a picture.

Between piratey costuming and scouts and mutual, we went to dinner at a friends' house.  The dad in this particular family does carving.  One of the things he carves is the inside of golf balls.  Did you know the inside of golf balls could be carved?  Cool, right?  Because of the holiday, he gave us a pirate he carved and painted.  It's so cool.

So it was a good Talk Like a Pirate Day.  We did so much that day, which is not surprising.  We're pretty busy people... as you know because I keep telling you.

What did you do for International Talk Like a Pirate Day this year?

Talk Like a Pirate Day 2016

September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
We continued the tradition of going to Thanksgiving Point wearing a balloon costume to hand out balloon swords for children who talk like pirates.  We went to the Ashton Gardens this year.
I put up a YouTube video showing our past balloon pirate costumes.  This year's costume was based on the zombie pirate LeChuck from the computer game series Monkey Island.

Jr. Jr. and Lucky had a lot of fun helping hand out swords and having sword fights with kids.  When Thanksgiving Point heard we were going to be coming again for the holiday, they changed their theme for their Tales for Tots story time to be pirate-themed.  It was terrific.  The kids went on a treasure hunt with their pirate swords and made a pirate ship on paper out of cut out shapes.  Good stuff.

Since Jr. Jr. is in kindergarten this year, we told him that this would be his last year to do this for Talk Like a Pirate Day since he'll be in school all day next year in 1st grade.  He seemed disappointed with the idea.  Apparently this is a good tradition for him.  Later he told us that this wouldn't be his last year doing this because he could do it when he's a parent.  Awwww.  
We never have time to get free donuts at Krispy Kreme anymore so I just bought some at the grocery store this morning while I was getting supplies for dinner.  Nichole requested "squid pups," carrot hooks, and cupcakes with skull and crossbones on top.  We also had cream soda.  It's amazing what kind of traditions happen because these kids expect certain things to go with certain holidays.

Jeremy did put together a pirate ship out of furniture again, but it didn't last very long before some of the kids had some trouble with it and we had to put parts of it away.  So no epic balloon sword battle this year. 

It was a busy day and Jeremy and I stayed up late last night and got up really early this morning working on the balloon costume, swords, and that video (while watching Pirates of the Caribbean this morning).
He is currently sleeping on the couch and I am trying to hurry to get this post up so I can get some rest, too.

Ooh, ooh.  And I finally got to wear my pirate ship necklace that my parents gave me several years back.  I keep forgetting about it on Talk Like a Pirate Day but I remembered this year.  Hooray!