And if just so happened that Captain Blackbeard sailed his ship to the mouth of our creek; got in his dinghy; and came to OUR farm to leave clues to lead these two little pirates to his burried treasure...
The first clue was (ironically) on their playground, so when they went to play, they happen to find this clue which started a winding hunt for treasure all across the farm (my dad said, and I quote, "I am glad we don't have 200 acres... we would have covered all of THAT too!")
Any pirate hunting for treasure needs his hat and eye patch...
The first map...
(Blackbeard's first mate had access to some pretty cool arial photos of the farm to lay out the maps for these clues!)
And the directions... yes, Sam did really good with directing us in the right direction(s)!
Woo Hoo! We found another clue!
And another...
Here's where we gotta go, Mommy!
Jake talking away...
Stopping to smile...
ARRRRRR....
Another clue...
After seven (yes, 7!?) stops, we finally found the last clue!!!
I think we found the last one Mommy!!!
Yep.. "X" marks the spot!!!!
DIG Mateys!!!!!
TREASURE!!! It's really a treasure!!!!
What pirate treasure wouldn't have candy; and pirate money; and stickers; and tattoos????
I'm busy eating my treasure!!!
With the birthday boy!
The week leading up to our 'farm weekend' was hectic (spring plays, work, birthday party at school, just getting back from a trip, etc) and I almost didn't do the treasure hunt, but I am SO GLAD that I did! Aside from his 4-wheeler and his iTouch, Sam said that the treasure hunt was his favorite part!!! He and Jake keep dreaming about what Blackbeard will do next???? YIKES! I finally told them Blackbeard doesn't leave treasure on Sundays (which was the day after this hunt), but they are STILL planning where they'll look the next time we go out to the farm.... oh boy..... :-)
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