Chuck E Cheese

Today we headed over to Chuck E Cheese for Lexie's 3rd birthday party.  I have to say I don't think I have been to a CEC since 1985 maybe?  They have changed a little bit from what I remember in that it is much brighter in there and there are no longer the separate rooms with the games and the animatronic bear band. 

We had a great time playing games and Ava especially loved the air hockey game and a game that basically spit out many tickets at you every time you pumped in all your tokens.  She left with some lip gloss, tattoos, jewelry and other fun CEC stuff when she cashed in her tickets.

Ava & Darren playing air hockey.

 Excited face!

 Happy to see Chuck-e himself.  I have to say Ava is getting so much better with meeting characters...to think that only a year or 2 ago she was scared of Santa and the Easter bunny. 

I have to say my fave part of the party was watching Lexie get in this wind tunnel booth and try to get tickets.  Although she really just stood there in her plastic goggles and wondered what she was doing in there.  Quite hilarious!  Wish I had a better photo to fully capture the moment.