Ethan's 5th Birthday Party!

What a weekend! We had Ethan's 5th Birthday Party this weekend; his real birthday is tomorrow. This year we hosted it at Chuck E. Cheese in Olympia and it was so great.

I haven't been to Chuck E. Cheese since High School so needless to say; a lot had changed. They no longer had the animatronics birthday show, it has been replaced with huge TV screens and a whole big in-person celebration about your child. Ethan has always been one to shy away from being the center of attention so you can imagine my surprise that he was totally into all the kids chanting his name and singing birthday songs to him. I think it really made him feel special, which is wonderful! Good job, Chuck E. Cheese Olympia!  The whole Washington/Oregon family came and his Oma and Opa even flew in from California, I think this was his best birthday party yet!

Ethan for months has been super into Star War (hes awesome); specifically Lego Star Wars and for months has been asking for a big Millennium Falcon toy from his Oma and Opa. He couldn't get the Lego version because of all the little pieces being a choking hazard for Luke, so we found a super cool early 90's Micro Machines version of it. Ethan loves it so much he is bringing it everywhere we go!
We bought him some Star Wars garb too, including the most awesome Lightsaber toy I have seen.

Sunday, we drove my Mom and Bob to the airport and met up with Shay (sister-in-law) and Elijah (bro-in-law) for dinner. We had a great time together and we ate at one of my favorite restaurants in Olympia, Tugboat Annies.  The food is good but I really like Tugboat Annies for the cool atmosphere. Its has old planks for distressed wood for the flooring, fishing and boating garb all over the walls and ceiling and a beautiful waterfront view of the Puget Sound and Marina. Unfortunately, last night our waiter was super awkward and made the whole experience a bit Twilight Zone-ish.

I am exhausted now and getting a little cold but it was such a good weekend and I can't wait to go to the pumpkin patch next weekend!