Friday night we took our nephew Nathan overnight. We started our night of festivities at Red Robin where we munched on some steak fries with their special seasoning.....yummy!
Then it was off to Chuck E. Cheese to wreak havoc on the games and accumulate as many tickets as possible. So the boys (Chad and Nathan, that is) played games while Eli and I attempted to play games. I use the word attempted because Eli was one frustrated little boy.
He is infatuated with sports at the moment. All I hear from the backseat of the car as we drive by different parks in the area is "basketball net", "tennis ball", "soccer ball", "golf ball". His favorite right now is basketball. So he wanted to play the basketball games in Chuck E. Cheese that were for big kids. I lifted him up to stand on the game thinking it may help, but he could not reach the basket. So he he kept saying "hoop, hoop" because he wanted the hoop to come closer so that he could make the shot. The hoop had other plans, unfortunately, and stayed put in its spot. Then the tantrums came.....yikes. So in an effort to calm him, I took him to other parts of the establishment. Possibly a game of Whack a Mole would help?
So after cashing in our tickets for some awesome cheap stuff, we went home, baked cookies and watched the movie that Nathan loves to watch at our house for sleepovers: Elf. It really is a cute movie for kids and adults alike! In the morning, we had donuts for breakfast (a must for sleepovers at the DeBolts!) and played Scrabble.
The best part is watching Nathan interact with Eli. He is so loving and fun that Eli just adores him. All Nathan has to do is look at Eli and Eli will be in giddy hysterics in a matter of nanoseconds. It is adorable to watch and we look forward to those times when we all are together!
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