Spring Break 2016 - Terrific Tuesday

Terrific Tuesday got off to a slow and lazy start.  No alarm or rush to get dressed, which is a nice change to our normal routine.  The sweet treat for today was a trip to Chuck E Cheese for lunch and a long time to play games.

In keeping with our tradition, a group photo in the booth.  This pretty much sums up the end of our visit.  Ridley is exhausted and the boys are hyped up and ready to go. 

Chuck E Cheese

Today, I had a surprise planned for the kiddos.  Without telling them in advance, we headed to Chuck E Cheese for lunch.  I know they love this place, and they would be so happy.  Turned out it was the perfect day to visit.  There were only about 10 people, and we had a blast.  We won so many tickets and enjoyed the newly remodeled location.  Lots of new games!

Buddies

We traded boys tonight with the Bunch family - We took Travis, and they took Ryland.  Reed and Travis were thrilled to have their very first sleepover, but not before we had some fun at Chuck E Cheese.  These two boys are crazy apart and even crazier together!  They had a blast playing the arcade games and finished the night on a pallet in the gameroom watching cartoons.  They laughed and played late into the evening before finally crashing.

Party time

Chuck E Cheese birthday party!  Whoo hooo!  The boys were very excited to celebrate a friend's birthday at one of their favorite places.  They played for hours and had a blast with their friends.

 

 Ryland found a new game/ride that he had never seen before, and he jumped right in with his friend, Harker.

 

 While Reed waited to try out the jet ride, he saw a new monster truck ride.  He was completely over it and moved very quickly to the monster truck.  I love how he jumped right in and started driving.

 

Before I knew it, the truck lifted up, and Reed laughed hysterically.  He loved it!  He stood up and peaked over the windshield.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, Ryland is still enjoying the jet ride, and they have added another friend. They played until they ran out of coins, and they begged for more. Chuck E Cheese is a blast.

Chuck E Cheese

Ryland was invited to Colton's birthday party at Chuck E Cheese.  It was Saturday at Chuck E Cheese.  Need I say more?  It was nuts!  We had a great time playing games and winning tickets.  Ryland really worked up an appetite, because he ate three pieces of pizza and three pieces of birthday cake.  My only request was for one token, so we could get a sketch.  I love this machine, and we always get one.  Today we made semi-silly faces.

Chuck E Cheese's

One thing I love about Chuck E Cheese - all the momentos.  All kidding aside, we always make one of these sketch pictures, and I really do love them.  On this visit, we were quite shocked to have our photo taken in the first one, because we weren't ready.  On the second shot, we just decided this is good as it was going to get.

Ryland and I are pro snowboarders, or so this card says.  I would settle for just snowboarder, but this says pro.

The boys had a blast playing games and riding the different toys.  They both like riding with Chuck E and both looking at something other than where they were going. We had a fun evening of play and now it is time for bed.

Chuck E Cheese - Take 2

One thing that I must do on every trip to Chuck E Cheese is the sketch booth. I just love to have the silly keepsake. Our sketch this time was awesome, and it took two attempts to get all four of us with Reed throwing a fit.

Reed and I play in the toddler area under the slide in the school bus.

The boys took a ride with Chuck E Cheese before leaving. This trip was SO much better than the last. We all had a great time playing the games. Now we can head home for naps!

Chuck E Cheese - Take 1

We tried taking the boys to Chuck E Cheese tonight for some family fun. About the time we got there, Ryland had an accident. We ran to the bathroom, but it was too late. Change 1. We ordered pizza and got our tokens. Ooops! Change 2. We started playing a few games, and we ran to the bathroom again. Too late. Change 3. Ryland and I returned to the table as the pizza was being delivered. Unfortunately, we had to leave immediately. It was hard to explain to Ryland, but we promised to come back when he felt better.

Chuck E Cheese's

John Chris and I decided to take the boys to Chuck E Cheese for a little fun tonight. It had been several months since we had taken Ryland and this was Reed's first encounter. The sketch booth went a ton better on this visit. If you remember from last time, Ryland was screaming and throwing a fit in the last sketch. He actually thought it was cool this time.

Ryland is on the edge of being too big to play in the little kid section, but he is still a little small for the big kid area. He would ride or play a baby game and then run to play a bigger game. He went back and forth most of the night.

Serious concentration. Notice the tongue has come out.

Ryland showed Reed how fun it was to ride with Chuck E Cheese. We had a great time and before we knew it, it was time to go home. We all had full pizza bellies, several plastic bugs we bought with tickets, and Reed was down to his diaper. Nothing like a blow out in a public place.