An Atkinson Family Tradition...

Whenever the cousins from Parker, Colorado come to Utah for a visit, we gather the local cousins, pile into various vehicles and spend the afternoon together at...

CHUCK E CHEESE's

"where a kid can be a kid"

Grandma started the tradition (many grandchildren ago) of planning the family outing and providing ALL the tokens. It has been 6 LONG months since she has left the country and, coincidentally, since our last visit to this MEMORABLE place. Therefore, with INCREDIBLE token coupons (100 tokens for $10 - that's 10 cents a token) and FREE pizza vouchers in hand, we entered the PLAYGROUND of The Gray Mouse (who scares poor Carter to death).

PIzzA TiME

AUSTIN & RYAN, the teenagers (also the oldest cousins)

BROCK & the SUNSHINE sisters, KATE & ABBY

TANNER & EMILEE, new best friends

ROBBY, CARTER & TANNER

LUKE, JESSIE & PAUL (the biggest kid of all)



GaME TiME

TiCKeTS




EMILEE proudly shows a collection of tickets, ALMOST as tall as herself. All together the kids WON hundreds and hundreds of tickets.

Because we had such great coupons, we bought 500 tokens (for 15 kids) and spent every single one. After giving everyone their allotted amount, we still had tons left over. So when their pockets were empty, the kids would come back for more. After a few hours, I started having fun with them, seeing what they would be willing to do to EARN another token. Here are a few of the results...

JUMPING JACKS by Austin & Ryan




"I'm A Little Teapot" by Sydnee & Abby
(complete with actions earning them extra tokens)



BALLET by Ryan & Brock

(is there anything Ryan WON'T do in Public?)

KISSES by "I am just too shy" Luke

(and besides I've got a really sticky face)

BALLET on Video by Ryan, Brock & Robby

(entitled "Future Blackmailing Material" )

MoRe ToKeN eaRNiNG aCTiViTieS:

• Giving creative suggestions for earning more tokens (great way to keep your dignity, Austin.)
  
• Happily skipping around the party room loudly singing "La, la, la, la, la, la."
  
• Refilling your Mom's drink (which worked really well until Ryan started a little extortion of his own by demanding payment up front & then refusing to return the drink until another payment was made - very smart, Ryan)
  
  
  
  

THe PRiZeS

(by unanimous decision)

Rainbow Sucker Sticks

EMILEE, TANNER, CARTER

(who will all go to Kindergarten in August)

& LUKE (who has another year)

Robby, Brock, Carter & Emilee

Luke, Sydnee, Thomas, Robby & Brock

There are two ways to properly eat

a RaiNBow SuCKeR STiCK!

• The Obvious Way - sucking on the end like Emilee
• Corn Cob Style - like Luke (who has already eaten the end)

The GRaNdSoNS
(we missed you, Quinton)

The GRaNDDauGHTeRS
(we missed you, Libby)

And so until next time (which should hopefully be at least another 6 months - if only we could be so lucky) when we meet you all at Chuck E Cheese, for another fun COUSINfest,

GOODBYE!!!