Our weekend started off with two burrito wraps. I'm not sure how this all came about, but I know it had something to do with Hal! He was the king at doing the burrito wrap when the kids were babies. After seeing how this can still work for older children (all you need is a bigger blanket), I'm starting to think it's not such a bad idea! It's one way to keep them from getting into trouble.
Saturday, Hal rode in St. Al's charity inside ride bike race. Here he is just getting warmed up. It's an hour long ride that they do inside the mall. This is not what I prefer to do at the mall, but we went to cheer Hal on. 
Hal and his friend Daren kept those pedals going. No, they did not stop once during the hour long ride. They just kept on going!
Finally, the end of the ride! Hal clocked in 23.9 miles and was even able to walk afterwards! Now his back side, on the other hand, is a bit tender. Sunday he made sure to sit on the cushioned seats at church.
On to the next event... taking the family to Pojos. Now, if you aren't familiar with Pojos, it's basically the same deal as Chuck E Cheese. A germy, feet smelling, mass of humanity all contained in a small space (did I mention the GERMS!!). Hal and I both cringed as we opened the doors and got a whiff of the place. At least I was smart enough to know it would not be wise to eat dinner here, so we ate beforehand. This was our first time taking the kids to Pojos and we secretly hope it's our last! Now I know why my parents very rarely took us to Chuck E Cheese growing up. You have a whole new perspective of places like this as an adult!
Quinn had fun riding in all the little trucks and cars.
Of course we had to go on the merry go round. Madison thought it was great fun. She said she loved riding her reindeer!
And don't I look thrilled to be here! No, I didn't just take a joy ride around by myself. I'm holding Quinn in front of me on my lap. Some how I drew the short stick and got stuck taking the ride.
3 comments:
You nailed the Chuck E Cheese atmosphere so well! I can't STAND that place, it skeeves me out so bad. We have been there once and that was enough for me. Guess my kids will be sending me the bill for psychotherapy later :0) Way to go Hal on the bike riding, that is pretty amazing. I assume it's a stationary bike...I had visions of people racing around the mall on bikes when I first started reading. ha ha
How fun! I especially love the burrito wraps. We'll have to try that one!!
We were great with the burrito wrap when our kids were little too - we'll have to grab a bigger blanket & try it out. Way to go Hal! Has he always been a biker? I've never been to Chuck E Cheese and if Ward has anything to do with it we never will - he's about as thrilled about them as you are!
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