Chuck E. Cheese Birthday Party

So Isaac is turning three this week and we decided to really do his birthday up this year since he actually knows what it is. Well for any of you that don't know, Isaac LOVES Chuck E. Cheese's. Are first time ever going was last December for his best friend Christopher's birthday party. At the time I wasn't sure who loved it more, Isaac or Barry. Well after that day we decided to go back the very next week to enjoy it without a large crowd. We went and all three of us had a blast. So from that moment on we went at least once a month if not more. I even joined the Chuck E. Cheese Club so we'd get coupons and free tokens. I guess back right after Eli was born I started planning Isaac's party. I'm a planner and like to have list and plans set up way ahead of time. Well why sitting at good ole Chuck E. Cheese I decided we needed to have his party there. I figured it was a great year to do it. He would actually know it was his birthday and he didn't have too many friends so we'd be able to keep the cost down. I grabbed a pamphlet and started planning. The price was reasonable, especially since all I would have to do is show up and then leave. I told family about my plans and then in August I reserved the date and time. Well I guess I wasn't thinking because I set it for a Saturday at 4 pm. If you've never been there on that day at that time I advise you not to do it. Yes I knew it would be crowded, but I never imagined it to be like it was. I got there early and walked thru the doors and my honest thought was "what the h$#% was I think?!" I went to our table and put the cake and gifts down and waited for our crew to arrive. They all get there and have the same expression I did. We sit and watch Isaac have a blast. And then it happens...Chuck E. Cheese comes out!! And at that very moment Isaac's face made me cry and completely forget the craziness that was around me. Sure that only lasted a moment, but that one moment will stay in my mind forever. He opened gifts, we loaded the cars and left that crazy place. I had notice Isaac acting a little funny towards the end. I had been sick and was praying it was not that, but he wouldn't say what was wrong. Later that evening while sitting in the middle of our living room I asked him if he had fun. He looked at me with his marble blue eyes and said, "I weally wike Chuck E. Cheese, but I not wike those people." I agreed and promised him we'd never go at that time or day again. It honestly took all of us a full day to overcome the anxiety that place caused us that late afternoon.