Our First Visit to Chuck E. Cheese

Monday was Kelsie's good friend Sophia's birthday at Chuck E. Cheese. I was really worried about how it would go for us, because Kelsie has never been there before and I always assumed it would be really loud and cramped. I was presently surprised that it was well lit, the games were spaced well so that it wasn't too cramped, and the noise level was not too bad. Granted it was not busy that day, so that I am sure helped a lot. It turns out that Kelsie loved it there. She learned how to put the tokens in the machine after only watching me once or twice and insisted that she do it from after that. She wasn't fond of any of the riding games due to their volume, but she played many of the others. One of her favorites was air hockey. She would get the puck in and start cheering for herself "I did it" with a big grin on her face! It was great to watch her really have some fun in a new setting!



She also LOVED Chuck E. Cheese (the animated mouse)! They have it setup that when he is performing the curtain around him is open and when he is done the curtain closes until the next performance. Well Kelsie thought that was the greatest. She got a huge kick out of checking to see if he was "hiding" between games. When he was out she would immediately run toward the stage saying "Mr. Cheese, Mr. Cheese come on Momma it's Mr. Cheese"! It was too funny to watch!

It is rare that we are the last ones to leave a party, but this time we were. Even when it was time to go she wasn't ready to leave. Unlike most kids that NEVER happens with Kelsie, so we will definitely take her back there. When we were on the way home in the car Kelsie even said "Mommy, Mr. Cheese is my best friend"!