Chuck E Cheese

Lily BEGGED to go to Chuck E. Cheese for her birthday dinner this year. She's so stinkin' cute, I just couldn't say no! So I set aside my feelings about the play area/restaurant and off we went to meet the g-rents and partake of (pretty decent) pizza and games, games, games!

Gabe driving in the Vet's vehicle (yep, a play ride about a local veterinarian).

Deep concentration while speed boating. Gabers said this was his favorite game.

Both kiddos took the Whack-a-Crocodile game VERY seriously!

Lily takes a turn driving the vet's mobile.

Grandpa had to work hard not to 'help' Gabe drive the cars on this game. Now I see where I get my need to micro-manage their projects....

Lil's wanted 'sparkly, pretty, fun' cupcakes this year. Thank goodness for colored sugars!!

My little birthday princess in a princess carriage.

For the record I do think my thoughts on this establishment being a little *off* are slightly justified. When we pulled into the parking lot, two teenagers were making out on top of their car trunk. They stay open until 10:00 PM every night.... what kids stay out that late to play?! And for the almost 400 tickets we earned, we walked away with the following prizes: a rubber centipede, a rubber caterpillar, a small plastic slinky and a small plastic top.