Dalton's Chuck E. Cheese Woody Party

After church on Sunday we came home for just a few minutes and packed up everything we'd need to go to Dalton's birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. That included his party favors (remember, it was a Woody party):


And his cake:

Sorta lame, I know. But he wanted green. So we made it look like a green bed. Perhaps Andy's bed from Toy Story? I frosted some granola bars together for a pillow and Woody laid on that.

Then we were off!

A party hostess met up with us and escorted us to our reserved table. Dalton saw the animatronic Chuck E Cheese on the stage and started crying and refusing to walk into the reserved party area. But, we drug him along anyway. Luckily, our table was the farthest away from the stage.

Gramoo and Lauren were among the first of our guests to arrive. I wasted no time handing off my baby to Auntie Lauren so that I could set a few things up:


Eventually Tabor and Holten came. John and his mom were already there. The kids went off to play games and ride rides for about 45 minutes:






Autumn's first ride!


Easton up in the hamster tunnel thing:




At 12:45 we were supposed to report to our table for pizza followed by "the birthday show". Dalton's kid guests:


Then the birthday show stuff started. Dalton is terrified of the costumed Chuck E. Cheese, if you couldn't have guessed from his fear of the robotic one. So we had to warn in advance for Chuck E to avoid our table. Even so, when he came out Dalton was worried and Holten flat out hid under the table! But Dalton mostly liked the other birthday stuff...like his crown:

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Eventually he didn't like the attention so much and took it and his birthday medal off.

Autumn was not a fan of when the whole place would shout at the same time. Poor baby. Aunt Jess tended to her much of the time but it made me so sad that I took her from her to snuggle my sensitive babe. And this is also the only proof I was even at the party...the photo I took of Autumn that just happens to have me in it:


Family that came:

Actually, they were the only family members we even invited. Everyone we invited came. Yay!

Then it was time for Dalton's green cake with green frosting:




And pictures with friends:
Easton, John, and Dalton:


Dalton and Holten:


Easton and Tabor (Holten's big sis who goes to school with Easton, if you didn't remember):

I just love that picture. Easton is going to marry Tabor. He asked Emily but she said no, she was going to marry Jacob so Easton had to ask Tabor instead but I think she is a much better choice. I just love Tabor. She's a sweetie-poo. And so cute, isn't she?

Here is Tabor and Holten's baby sister, Berkley, with Autumn.

Autumn is 5 1/2 weeks younger and quite a few pounds heavier. And taller.

And then the reserved party time was over and we were being rushed away so they could get the tables ready for the 2 o'clock parties. It just wasn't enough time. Dalton couldn't even open any presents. :( I felt bad for the people who took the time to pick out something for our little guy but couldn't see him open them.

So, once everything was in the car we and our guests headed back out to play. Here are Easton, Dalton, Tabor, and Holten all in the bus which Easton appears to think is a hoot and a half:


Dalton enjoyed it too:


More fun:














Finally we headed home and the boys got to work on some of the party favors:




Dalton posed at home with his birthday star crown and balloon:




Then he settled in to open his presents from his party. This one makes us laugh...listen to what Easton says around the time Dalton is showing Autumn the gift he unwrapped:

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Look at my loves:

Yes, I put the kids in green on purpose since it is Dalton's favorite color. But how cute is Autumn's new 6 month sized ensemble?

It was a gift from one of July's co-workers.

The Toy Story Mania Wii game from Gramoo was the big hit because it is what we all wanted to check out first:


It's a fun game, Jason and I are even excited about it (we've rented it in the past). But, being nice parents we let the boys play first:


After a little Wii-ing (hee hee) the guys dove into the other big hit from the day: Toy Story Legos from Jess and Janna.


Dalton just loves his new Lego Woody and he let Easton play with Lego Buzz when Easton wasn't assembling the Lego RC that goes with the set:


We ate leftover Chuck E Cheese pizza for dinner and continued to enjoy all of Dalton's loot till bedtime! I think his party was just right minus feeling rushed at the end and not getting to open presents. We did Easton's 3rd birthday party at Chuck E Cheese's too but we didn't do a reserved one and got to hang out as long as we wanted...open presents...everything! That part was nice...and it was cheaper! Live and learn...right?