Once again our family celebrated International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Why do we celebrate? Here in Cambodia most every holiday is seeped in Buddhism, and all the activities (whether Buddhist or not) are held at the Buddhist temple, so we don’t go. International Talk Like a Pirate Day is just a fun day we can have together.

We started the day (a week ago Monday) with pancakes for breakfast, and then the kids rehearsed their play in preparation for the evening. Afterwards the older four kids did an acrylic painting project, while the 3 younger kids made cookies. The next activity was a treasure hunt: in succession, each kid received a map which lead them to the next map/clue for the next kid to find. The treasure at the end was Blow Pops and a new game Josh’s parents had brought over: Splendor. Splendor is a game the kids would often play with the Kane kids and haven’t been able to play since the Kanes left in August.

In the afternoon I did a art project with the two younger boys. After dinner the kids performed a play based on The Great Brain books. Becca wrote the script, and the kids have been practicing for weeks. They did a great job. Then we had our traditional pirate dancing and watched some clips about pirates, before turning in for the night. It was a fun, full day for all.

Last Thursday we had the 3 Queys over for 5 hours to help give their mom some time to prepare for a new baby. The kids all did great and had a fun time playing together. We’re thankful for their friendship and thankful our younger kids have kids their own ages to play with. Also thankful for the way our older kids can show love to younger kids.