Chuck-E-Cheese Birthday
Our little family unit went out to Chuck-E-Cheese’s last night. It was such a fun, relatively inexpensive event for our newly turned four-year-old. It was her birthday yesterday, and we’re holding off on a combined party for the two sisters in a couple weeks (since their birthdays are only three weeks apart, and they still don’t mind sharing it), so last night was just a small tribute to Abby and her special day.
She was all over it. We’ve taken her there one other time, when she was just under two, and the experience was all a little over her head, to probably state the obvious. Most of the games they had at that time were geared for older kids. This time, however, they had added games and rides for younger kids. It was so fun watching Esther’s large, round eyes capture all the colors and characters around her. It was also rather funny that she wasn't big on any of the moving rides. She visibly shook whenever we put her on one. She takes after me this way; I was never big on theme parks for this reason. Abby absolutely loved every minute of it, moving rides and all. With 30 tokens to blow and each game/ride for only one token, she hopped from game to ride to video, hardly stopping to eat her one slice of pizza. I so wish we had taken the camera, but we forgot. We did have two “sketches” done at one of the little booths, so I’ll try to scan and upload that, but really, I haven’t been too faithful with our new scanner. I don’t even know how to use it yet, so we’ll see.
After Chuck-E’s, we took the girls to Toys ‘R’ Us, where Abby was allowed to pick out one birthday gift. I don’t think we’ll try this trick again. With literally thousands of toys to choose from, it was, needless to say, a little overwhelming for her. She wanted everything. I kept prying her away from nothing little trinkets, saying, “Okay, I know you want the Dora bubble set, Abby, and maybe we’ll get that, but let’s keep looking because you just might see something else you want more.” Yeesh! What were we thinking? It sounded like a good idea at first, but it was really like trying to force her to drink from a fire hydrant. So anyway, she picked out a Loving Family SUV that goes along with her Loving Family dollhouse and paraphernalia already at home. Perfect.
All in all it was such a sweet evening with our little family. I know there’s nothing super special about this post. It’s rather bland, but my spirits are so uplifted as I still savor the intimate moment we shared with our baby girls. Such a delight!
She was all over it. We’ve taken her there one other time, when she was just under two, and the experience was all a little over her head, to probably state the obvious. Most of the games they had at that time were geared for older kids. This time, however, they had added games and rides for younger kids. It was so fun watching Esther’s large, round eyes capture all the colors and characters around her. It was also rather funny that she wasn't big on any of the moving rides. She visibly shook whenever we put her on one. She takes after me this way; I was never big on theme parks for this reason. Abby absolutely loved every minute of it, moving rides and all. With 30 tokens to blow and each game/ride for only one token, she hopped from game to ride to video, hardly stopping to eat her one slice of pizza. I so wish we had taken the camera, but we forgot. We did have two “sketches” done at one of the little booths, so I’ll try to scan and upload that, but really, I haven’t been too faithful with our new scanner. I don’t even know how to use it yet, so we’ll see.
After Chuck-E’s, we took the girls to Toys ‘R’ Us, where Abby was allowed to pick out one birthday gift. I don’t think we’ll try this trick again. With literally thousands of toys to choose from, it was, needless to say, a little overwhelming for her. She wanted everything. I kept prying her away from nothing little trinkets, saying, “Okay, I know you want the Dora bubble set, Abby, and maybe we’ll get that, but let’s keep looking because you just might see something else you want more.” Yeesh! What were we thinking? It sounded like a good idea at first, but it was really like trying to force her to drink from a fire hydrant. So anyway, she picked out a Loving Family SUV that goes along with her Loving Family dollhouse and paraphernalia already at home. Perfect.
All in all it was such a sweet evening with our little family. I know there’s nothing super special about this post. It’s rather bland, but my spirits are so uplifted as I still savor the intimate moment we shared with our baby girls. Such a delight!
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