Chuck E Cheese Marathon

This Saturday was a Chuck E Cheese marathon for the Hadley boys. Both James and John were invited to birthday parties hosted at our local Chuck E Cheese. John's was at 10 am and thankfully it was not crowded at all. Just a few other groups of kids and only two other small parties at the time. John had an absolute blast playing the games and spending time with his friends outside of school. John's favorite ride, far and away, was the Jett something or other ride. It's sort of a virtual reality ride where the kids sit on a reclined bench seat and watch the screen. While the little movie is playing the seat goes up and down, back and forth, and shakes based on what is happening on the screen. I think John must have done all three movies plus the bonus movie four or five times during the time we were there. Overall John had a wonderful time at the party.

After getting home from John's party, I had a two hour break before heading back to Chuck E Cheese for another party. This time it was for a classmate of James'. The place was so crowded when we got there. I think there were only a few other parties scheduled for that time but ALL the other tables were occupied and the game area was full of kids. I was so thankful that this party was for James' classmates because I don't think John could have handled the crowd. At first James was very timid about going off with his friends but eventually my sister and I were able to relax with Jude at the party table while James played games with his friends. James must have been starving because he scarfed down four slices of pizza. Even Jude ate almost a whole piece! James really enjoyed the birthday party song and dance the hostesses and Chuck E Cheese did and loved playing up on the stage in front of the camera. James used up all of his tokens so after cake and ice-cream, we said our good-byes and headed home.

If any of our kids ever request a Chuck E Cheese party, I will definitely insist on the earlier time slot. It was a pure madhouse in the afternoon. John had some tokens left over so we might take a trip over to Chuck E Cheese during the week sometime so he can play some more games.