Tonight was Chuck E. Cheese night at Jake's school. They do a fundraising night there once a month, but we're usually able to avoid it. Today, however, the school pushed it hard. Jake jumped into the car after school, sporting a huge CEC sticker and listing off all of his friends who were planning to come.
Now Ike had to work late tonight. One would think I'd be wise enough to say, "I'm sorry, Jake. Daddy has to work and Mommy can't keep up with you and watch Annie at the same time. We'll go another night."
Huh. Reading over that, it really does seem wise, doesn't it? Well...I didn't say that. Instead I thought of the birthday party and the Christmas party, both of which he missed because of his new baby sister. I thought I didn't want him to miss yet another thing he was excited about. I thought, "I can make this work."
So I said, "Sure, Jake. We'll go to Chuck E. Cheese tonight."
And then I thought, "What was I thinking??"
Fortunately I was able to find two friends (Sara and Woody) willing to endure the insanity with me. And let me tell you, it truly does take a village to raise two kids. While Sara and I talked (with baby beside us), Woody and Jake played games. When Woody was ready for a break, he and I talked while Sara and Jake played. Jake was thrilled because he thinks our friends are actually his. (In fact, we've even argued over a few of them...) I was thrilled because I got adult conversation even inside Chuck E. Cheese. And Annie was thrilled because...well, Annie was actually just sleeping the whole time, but at least she wasn't screaming.
So there you go.
Bad pizza at Chuck E. Cheese: $25
Tokens: 25 for free
Bringing grown-ups in with you: Priceless
Thanks for the company, guys.
Now Ike had to work late tonight. One would think I'd be wise enough to say, "I'm sorry, Jake. Daddy has to work and Mommy can't keep up with you and watch Annie at the same time. We'll go another night."
Huh. Reading over that, it really does seem wise, doesn't it? Well...I didn't say that. Instead I thought of the birthday party and the Christmas party, both of which he missed because of his new baby sister. I thought I didn't want him to miss yet another thing he was excited about. I thought, "I can make this work."
So I said, "Sure, Jake. We'll go to Chuck E. Cheese tonight."
And then I thought, "What was I thinking??"
Fortunately I was able to find two friends (Sara and Woody) willing to endure the insanity with me. And let me tell you, it truly does take a village to raise two kids. While Sara and I talked (with baby beside us), Woody and Jake played games. When Woody was ready for a break, he and I talked while Sara and Jake played. Jake was thrilled because he thinks our friends are actually his. (In fact, we've even argued over a few of them...) I was thrilled because I got adult conversation even inside Chuck E. Cheese. And Annie was thrilled because...well, Annie was actually just sleeping the whole time, but at least she wasn't screaming.
So there you go.
Bad pizza at Chuck E. Cheese: $25
Tokens: 25 for free
Bringing grown-ups in with you: Priceless
Thanks for the company, guys.
1 Comments:
I really enjoyed it. I was able to geek out over the logistical issues that Charles solved in trying to create a safe age appropriate environment where parents could go out and children would be thrilled.
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