Chucky-Cheese's

Mommy decided that with baby on the way, Zach and Chayce should get some super-fun Mommy time, with no interruptions. So, we headed over to Chucky Cheese's without their knowing. Stephen was at school (but we had no guilt, knowing that his school pays for lunch and dinner out more frequently than Mommy and kids get to partake of). We decided on lunch time, a good choice, given that it was pretty quiet, and the place was pretty much to ourselves. Luckily (and unbeknown to me until I got there) many of the toddler activities are FREE, and the rides are only a quarter, which can go far if they share a seat (tiny hienies are a plus!), plus the "Make Believe Band" was quite novel to them, and kept them occupied until the pizza made its way to our table.

Of our experiences, Chayce was a little bummed that she couldn't quite get up the jungle gym...at least not all the way to the top, which is where the slide started, and she's a maniac for a good slide. This one was tall and curvy, and she seemed slightly forlorn that she wouldn't be partaking--especially as Zach zoomed down it. He attempted to help her up by pushing on her bum as she tried to climb onto the surface to get onto the slide, but her shortness wasn't helping. Maybe next time, she'll have those few extra inches. To get her mind off of it, Zachary and I loaded her and him into a Monster Truck Ride, that takes off and the car tips sideways and leans far forward, etc...Zach loved it. The ride definitely got Chayce's mind off the slide, but only because of terror. We stuck to more mild experiences after that.