Day Off

Shane had July 3rd off, so we decided to do something fun as a family. We've been pretty boring this summer, so Shane and I decided to surprise the kids with something they've been begging to do for a few months: Chuck-E-Cheese! Of course, we hit Red Robin for lunch first.

My handsome men (who didn't mean to match).

Cutie patootie Lexi Loo.

Ari was being shy.

Caught! I think this was the only thing she "ate." *sigh*

 After eating, we played it up with the kids saying stuff like, "Well, we could go home and take naps...or we could go to CHUCK-E-CHEESE!!" They were SO excited! And since it was the middle of the day, we almost had the place to ourselves.

Teaching Ari how to roll it, not throw it.

She threw it anyway.

Everyone wanted in on the action.

I have no idea which game this was, but look at the concentration on Kaden's face!

Lexi BEGGED to do Rock Band. It was a really bad idea.

Everyone ended up in tears since it really isn't a game meant for a 5 year old.

Prizes!

After collecting their hard-earned prizes, we headed home for late naps. Everyone crashed. :) After short-late naps, we headed to our friends' house (Sam and Jess) for a BBQ, only it was raining! We moved it indoors and the storm passed in 30 minutes, so then we moved it back outside. The kids just played and played and Shane got humped by a (girl) dog. It was hilarious and we all just about died laughing (although Shane didn't see the humor until later). ;)
It was a great day.