Josh wanted to take Lizzie Lou and Bubs to Chuck E. Cheese so much a couple of days ago and I sprung at the chance to have a really fun family night!
Then he said he wanted to invite his brother's 2 youngest kids. I hesitated. This was supposed to be family time...sure, the other two are family and Lizzie loves her 3 year old cousin with all her heart. So my hesitation waned, especially after seeing Josh's extreme excitement.
I honestly believe that Chuck E. Cheese is the place where a dad can be a kid!
I was amazed at how many dads I saw walking around with their tiny daughters and 400 tickets hanging out of their back pockets. I don't think that little Susie won those by riding the pony or throwing the skeet balls. One dad in particular shocked us. He was playing the small child's game and tugging at the tickets to get more. Then he broke it. That was the highlight of my evening right there!
Overall it was a super fun time though. I wore Bubs in my Glory Baby Mei Tai and he was content the entire time - even though he was really tired! Poor guy must have been overstimulated by all the lights and sounds, but being held in the mei tai really soothed him and he didn't fuss hardly at all.
We stayed there for 2 hours and I could tell the toddlers and baby were getting tired but Josh kept saying "oh, just let them play Annie. We can stay a bit longer." I couldn't believe he was enjoying running around with them so much! Really, Chuck E. Cheese brings the kid out of the dads. What they need in that place are comfy chairs for moms to sit in with their babies while the dads go play with the kids. I wasn't too comfy holding Bubs in the booth....a couch would have been so nice :)
Ok, enough said with words, lets go straight to the pictures!
The cotton candy... Zach wanted it so badly! It was 200 tickets though and we split up the tokens even between the 3 kids...and he only earned 175 tickets! So I told him if he shared the cotton candy I would give him some of Lizzie and Mycah's tickets. (Yes, I won them some tickets...a mom can be a kid too I guess!) He agreed and shared! It was awesome!
Lizzie and Mycah ~ BFFs!
Our little party ~~ Zach (8yrs old) Lizzie Lou (2.5 years old) and Mycah (3.5 years old)
I am so very glad I brought my Mei Tai! He was comfy cozy the entire time and so was I!
This horse ride. What can I say? A lot. It didn't have instructions on it so we couldn't figure out how to make the horse go. Supposedly you ride the horse and as you do the motions it goes on the screen and the horse you are on moves too. Maybe Lizzie was too small....Josh even pushed on it, we pulled on the reigns....I think it takes a rocking motion. We saw a teen girl doing a great job of it....if that is the case why was it in the toddler section? Lizzie was disappointed cause she loves horses. But she got over it pretty quickly :)
