Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Where a Kid Can Be a Kid....

During our vacation, we took Michael on a little adventure.


First, we went to PetCo.

Why PetCo?

To see the animals of course!!

Now before you go accusing us of being too low-budget, cheap-skate, or hill-billy ("C'mon, Ma! Load up the brood! We got ourselves a family vacation to the pet store!")....keep in mind that you never know what will captivate a toddler of 1.5 years. And before we paid $$ for the zoo, we wanted to know how interested Michael would be in it all.

Aside from the two kitty cats there, Michael was much less interested in the fish or birds or the mice than walking up and down the dog food aisles.

So, we're going wait a few more months on the zoo.

After PetCo, we upscaled it a bit and went to Chuck E. Cheese and had a total blast!!


Michael was SO well-behaved.


No whining, no fits, and perfect table manners!


And he loved the rides....



...the big wheels...



..was a little unsure about the big rat hanging around....













...but LOVED the merry-go-round...





...and thought the little lights on top were his favorite thing ever.







"Moon!"







Matthew had fun hanging out, looking forward to next New Years when he gets to join in!







We didn't visit the huge puppet show, and were sorely disappointed there was no ball pit...

...but we had a great time!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my gosh! SO cute!
Those pictures of Michael on the Merry Go Round are so funny!

I love this post. So funny.

Campbell Troop said...

I'm glad you guys had such a blast! It looks like so much fun -- I think I may need to get the boys over to a Buffalo Chuck E Cheese in the near future (they've never been!).

Truthfully, I've avoided it because that big puppet show used to creep me out when I was a kid, and it still bothers me a little. But if we stay far away from the show room, I think I'll be OK :).

Marita said...

Such cute pictures!!! He looks like he had a lot of fun. I love how you can tell he's starring at the lights! ahhaha...

Aunt Tracee said...

Oh wow! How fun! What a cute posting. :-)