Mason's Birthday Celebration

For Mason's 11th birthday, our family went to Dave & Buster's. We had never been there before but our nieces and nephews told Mason that it was like a fabulous Chuck E. Cheese for older kids. Then...Mason heard about the GIANT crane game at Dave & Buster's and he was completely sold! We don't have a Dave & Buster's close to us so we drove about 50 minutes to get there. I was truly surprised by the size of the place - it was HUGE!

Mason and Duncan posed in front of "The Big One" for me. It was definitely the biggest crane game they had ever seen! Even though they tried really hard, they didn't walk away with any prizes from "The Big One."
Amber is not nearly as much of a video game enthusiast as her brothers but she did enjoy playing a Jurassic Park game where you had to shoot at dinosaurs. I enjoyed that game too because you were able to sit in a little car for the entire playing experience!

The Jumpin' Jackpot game was really hard. The boys didn't do very well with that game.

The boys loved Deal or No Deal! They played that game as much as they could while they were at Dave & Buster's.Amber found a familiar game - Mario Kart Racing - and played that for a while.
The boys ended up with lots and lots of tickets!Dave & Buster's had a little store where the kids could redeem their tickets. Mason picked out a big stuffed animal.

We also celebrated Mason' birthday with a small family birthday party. We made Mason laugh when he was supposed to be blowing out his candles. He had a Simpsons Dairy Queen birthday cake this year per his request.

Whenever Mason opens presents, Duncan is right by his side. Amazingly, Mason doesn't mind at all and they usually share their toys.

After the eating, cake, and present opening were all done, our sweet and lovely cousin Cassie treated Amber to a beautiful, curly hair-do and she also did her nails. Amber's hair and nails looked wonderful!