and then there was the party...

there was the bouncer with slide that the children did not come out of for about three hours straight...

there were insane amounts of delicious food prepared by Mama Hilda, myself and Tio Victor...

there was backyard fun with friends and cousins...

and, of course, cupcakes...

pirates in pearls...

Arrrrrr!

pinata...

great-grand pirate Concha...

and then hours more of pirate play with cousins as the party continued into the evening...

finally, it was the pirate chefs that closed the party down...