field trip

This weekend, we took Drew to GattiTown in Greenville.

We were thinking about taking him to Chuck E. Cheese, but a mom-friend of ours told us that going to Chuck E. Cheese on a rainy Saturday afternoon is much like entering one of Dante's circles of hell. She's been a mom for six years, while we've only been doing this for a mere 17 months, so we decided to take her advice.

I'm glad we did. GattiTown, while crowded, was not unbearably so. The price was reasonable, the food was pretty good (though, how easy is it to screw up pizza?) and there were no long lines or waits for anything.

Most of the games were geared towards older children. In that respect, Chuck E. Cheese probably would have had more to offer. But, G-Town did feature....

...the carousel. Drew loved the carousel. He loved the horses, and the music, and the lights and the round and round and round and round and round, which was really fun for me with a stomach full of pepperoni pizza.

We had issues trying to un-pry his little fingers from the horse when the ride was over.

Before I go, I have to mention that this weekend I uttered a sentence that only the parent of a toddler (or a nurse in a psych ward) would ever find themselves having a reason to say:

"We do not use crayons on kitty-cats."

Now, that's good advice.

Comments

[Kalyne (that girl from Saturday)]

Your son is so cute! I'm glad I got to meet you! He looked like he had such a good time!

-K

[Amy]

Thanks K! You rock at air hockey, by the way.

:)

[Mom]

Oh, he is so precious!!! Charles isn't bad either! Glad you had such a good time.

[Kalyne]

Thanks for the compliment. I'm ok at air hockey, but if you were to see my mom!! I think I actually beat her once....

Anyway, hope I get to say hi soon! Twas fun meeting ya!

-K

[Sean Scoggins]

Your son has a very inqusitive look. I know how toddlers can be. You are going to have your hands full!!! By the way, I am a friend of Nancy's, AKA "Cherry, Nan, Nena", from high school. You have a great friend in her!!!

[Sam]

Hey Amy! I'm sorry it's been such a long time...I lost the link to your site and just barely found it...I like how it looks btw.
Wow Drew is getting big...what a cutie!
And wise move on Chuck E. Cheese...that place gives me a migraine on the best of days...but Saturdays (rainy or not) are the worst. I also do not recommend the local rec center pool on a school holiday...President's Day, for example.