Chuck E Cheese

Let the birthday fun begin!  Gathered Mini and her two best buddies for their first Chuck E Cheese experience.  200 tokens later, they were in kiddie heaven (more like kiddie Vegas).  Bellies full of pizza and ice cream, hands filled with plastic toys, enough carnival games and rides to tide them over for a year.  Such a great time for all.  Even Grande had his fun being mesmerized by the singing animatronic characters and riding all the cars and trains he desired.

 

Such a throwback too since I had many happy times at Chuck E Cheese as a kid.  So happy to share this with my own kids thirty years later.

Småland

We went to Ikea today and put Mini in their Småland playroom.  This is the first time we've done any drop-off program where she is on her own with strangers.  She didn't have any problem with being left there for an hour and likely had a pretty good time with the new toys and art station.  Baby girl is growing up.

Monster Strikes Again

Today is a biting day.  Grande bit into a foam ball, tore off poor snake's tongue with his teeth, and thought my arm would be a good snack.

Sad Face

It's so hard to stay mad at a face like this especially when she's drawn a "tiger face" on herself.  Started lecturing her for hurting lil brother and just busted out laughing.

Little Monster

Leave Grande alone for two minutes and this is what you come back to.  And this is minor clean up.  He's had his fun with trash can contents, spices and salt from the lazy susan, and dry rice.  Now those were major cleans.

It's no wonder that Mini has nicknamed her little brother as the "Little Monster."