Tom's Birthday at Chuck E. Cheese

My cousin Tom turned 30 this week. His wife, Sheri, arranged for all of us to be waiting for him at Chuck E Cheese for a surprise party. They blindfolded him in the car. When he got to the restaurant and took off the blindfold, we waved at him through the window. It was great; he had no idea!

Tom had a 30th balloon that he let go of right when he got in. The staff had to get it down with a squirt gun so Sheri tied it to his arm. This balloon was then his constant companion, in every picture, during every game. He was a very good sport. Oh, and I was his paparazzi taking 200 pictures of him.

There was a cake, lots of skee ball and present opening- where he got among other things two heating pads and Ben Gay. I think Lisa (Sheri's sister) or Tom are the new skee ball champions of the world. Jay was an absolute fiend at the game, Monster Truck. Kids surrounded Jay in wonder of his ability. People were crying.. Now that I think of it, they were probably crying because they wanted to play and Jay wouldn't get off the game. Ha ha.

Because of the skee ball, and other games, we amassed lots of tickets. Emily was crazily trying to get tickets. Tara too would get so excited about the tickets that she would rip them in half as they came out of the machine! Everyone gave all their tickets to the girls, which was very sweet. Anyone who goes to Chuck E. Cheese knows that many tickets don't buy much. But, we actually had so many that the girls got all kinds of trinkets. They were in heaven!
Happy Birthday Tommy. You are but a whippersnapper!

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Tom arrives, blindfolded

Tom gets another heating pad

Peace!


Jay is jonesing to go back to the games.

Paul, Lisa and Tara play skee ball.


In prize heaven


Victory is ours!

With the Chuckmeister