Chuck E. Cheese

Here are the highlights from out trip to Chuck E. Cheese for Ava's 3rd Birthday. Thanks to Aunt Bethany for treating us!

• Even after Disney and meeting a million characters, Ava was very apprehensive of Chuck E. Cheese and wanted nothing to do with the big singing mouse.

• Ava LOVED watching herself on the TV screen and dancing while on TV.



• They had added more games this year, but riding things were still a favorite. She also loves to roll the ball up the skee ball ramp, even though it never makes it up the ramp.



• Ava was not interested in eating, she was too busy wanting to play. So Nana appeased her by letting her open a gift while we ate. She loves her magnetic "paper" dolls.



• She was excited over each and every ticket someone got. She doesn't know what they are for, but she loves tearing them off of the machine.



• A favorite game this time was a ticket game that gives tickets based on where the ball falls into a hole. Ava just loved pressing the button.



• She was so into games that she didn't even want to stop for cake.



• On the way home, she played doctor and had to doctor "Baby Brother" and me.



• You could definitely see much more independence this year, but even after having fun on the slide last year, this year she refused to slide down. She crawled all the way back down.

Watching Chuck E.

Dancing on TV

Checking out her booty onscreen.

Opening a present

Enjoying tickets

Dr. Ava

With "Baby Brother"

The Scooby Doo Cake she chose.

Like father, like daughter: enjoying the frosting off the toys.

Ava's 3rd Birthday - The Beginning

On Ava's actual birthday we started the day with a little bit if sleep in time. When she woke up, it was pretty smiley and she decided she wanted pancakes for breakfast. So I whipped up a Mickey Mouse pancake for her and then we worked on party favors and things for her big birthday party. We headed into town to buy some supplies and since she wanted McDonald's we ate inside Wal-Mart and people watched while we ate. She was disappointed that the didn't have Beanie Babies in the Happy Meal, but did enjoy her American Girl book. We laid low in the afternoon doing odds and ends and then when Daddy got home we rode with Pop to Jackson for a meal at Chuck E. Cheese's. During the car ride, Ava officially turned 3 at 5:36 p.m. and we took a few pictures like we do every year at the exact time of Ava's birth. Since we have so many pictures, I thought I would break it into segments and post a few at a time. So here is Ava's birthday up until the arrival at Chuck E Cheese.

(some photos were taken with the nice camera and others with my small digital)

Ava waking up

Enjoying her American Girl Paper Dolls/Sticker Book

Right before leaving for Chuck E.

At the moment of 3

Still wearing pull-ups...