Shenan's Chuck E Cheese Birthday Party

Just as it was a blessing to have Shenan and Armelle join us for Leia's birthday in October, it was a blessing for us to be able to attend Shenan's in February! Hooray for the Virginia version of Chuck E Cheese (which Leia still insists on calling Chunky Cheese). A lot of great memories came to the forefront during this party, . . . in that Leia and Shenan, Laura and I used to frequent Chuck E Cheese in Chapel Hill, . . . on early weekday mornings LONG ago. Well, that was a far cry from the chaos of a busy weekend there. LOL. But Chucky really does do a great job making the birthday girl feel VERY special! The party was a blast all around, . . . and it was a crazy feeling to let Leia go off with her friends instead of accompanying her on every single activity. And you know who really loved it, . . . as she had never really visited many times before? ANNIE! She did everything from clapping to the songs, singing and dancing, playing games, riding on the most perfect toddler ride ever (the big rocking horse), eating pizza, climbing in the tunnels above the fray (and not being able to get out again), winning tickets, to redeeming those tokens for her coveted "fishies"! In addition, we got to meet Shenan's boyfriend Jeremy. (Laura wrote on her blog a few weeks ago that Shenan mentioned she liked him "the kissy-kissy kind.") LOL.