chuck e cheese H - E - double hockey sticks

what possessed us to take the kids to chuck-e-cheese's last saturday, i'll never know! we got there and stood outside, in line, in the freezing cold, with 7 kids (4 adults- me and nate, plus meme and rara.) when we pulled up, i saw the line and thought to myself, surely it will move fast... well i could not have been more WRONG! the kids were so pumped too, even lucas kept saying chuck-e cheese's. i figured it would be devasting for them if we cancelled our plans. but seriously, it was all we could do not to punch the dumb cops in the face while waiting in line amongst the crazies. it was bad ya'll. like really bad! for a second, i wondered if we were in chuck e cheese hell! finally, after 40, yes FORTY minutes of waiting and still not making it inside, we convinced the kids bowling would be just as fun and headed next door to vestavia bowl. (turns out there was an hour long wait to get a lane there, but at least it was inside!) we ordered pizzas and let the kids play in the arcade! when we finally got our lane and the kids bowling shoes on, they were so excited! who knew kids would get so excited over tacky black and neon green velco shoes?!? ha. i don't think any of them had ever been bowling before. we got them all the lightest balls they had, but they were still 6 pounds. and that's heavy for a little kid. i mean, i think i only bowl with like an 8 pound ball, but i'm a wuss! ;) anywho. it was quite an ordeal but i think when it was all said and done, the kids had a blast! and honestly, i don't know if we will EVER attempt to go to C-E-C again. or anywhere in vestavia for that matter. ha! next time, we would do just as good to let all the kids pick out a toy at springville walmart and call it a nite. haha! and of course, i left my camera on the kitchen table. so here are a few pics i took from my crappy old phone. but it's better than nothing!

 at least this little guy was chillin and happy. well, once we left the madness that was the waiting line of chuck-e-cheese that is. while we were standing outside, little man was not happy. we had him in his pumpkin seat all wrapped up and he was just a screaming. (i don't blame him, i wanted to scream too!) well about that time, a young girl who could have been no more than 15, with a baby on her hip, walked past and asked me in a know-it-all-voice... "ya know yo baby's cryin, right?" OHMGEE, are you kidding me? i had no idea. thanks for the tip. ok wow. just wow! i thought nate was gonna slap her. that's about the time he decided he and baby t would be best off waiting in the car! :)

so.... there ya have it. a nite out with the whitt's is never dull... there's always sure to be drama of some sort. but, i would say if you look past all the drama, we had a great time bowling and the kids can't wait to go back. but next time, i bet we are all a little more prepared! (and by prepared, i mean i will take a few extra drugs deep breaths before we leave the house.)

;o)