2 until 7.... a little party day

We didn't have a party with their school friends this year so instead, we invited Lindy to join us for a quick lunch and then an afternoon at Chuck E. Cheese's for some playtime fun.

Here are more than 2 pictures...

 They loved this water gun game!

 We had over 400 tickets.  Gretchen picked (and Carl wasn't happy, but went along with her) a stuffed Chuck E Cheese.  Daddy paid a little bit to upgrade their tickets so she could buy him.

It was raining cats and dogs.  I thought the place would be insane on a rainy day, but really, this rain was so bad I think it kept people home.  There were 2 parties going on, but wasn't ridiculously crowded.  The rain was crazy... it rained so hard and was so windy that it actually rained in our living room.  I mean, put-a-bucket-under-it rain in our living room.  Sandy did some damage to a spot that had been compromised years ago.  Then, this rain just took it one step further.  Gotta call the roofing guys!  The worst part is that there is no way to avoid fixing the interior this time.  It is a nasty, mildew-y cracked hole now.  Pieces of the ceiling have fallen to the rug.