Stonefire Pizza

Rob had today off from Bass, so we decided to make good on a month-old promise to the kids and went to Stonefire Pizza for lunch. If you've been to Chuck E. Cheese and Dave 'n Busters, just put the two together and that's where we were! We took off around 9:45 and got there a little early, so we had to wait. Remember waiting for things to open when you were a kid?? I have to say waiting is much easier on this side of things :) The kids got to see a bit of the place from the waiting area, which only whet their appetite for more. We decided to take a walk around before lunch and found LOADS to do. The place was enormous. There was a large arcade with both video games and games that spit out tickets. In that area was a ride, bumper cars, and Ball City. Ball City is where the boys spent the majority of their time, and here's why: It's a three-story high structure filled with nerf-like balls and guns and cannons to shoot the balls from. We couldn't believe how amazing it was! And there was a slide from the third story down to the first. Watching the boys was like watching Rob and I in this thing. Matthew (mini-me) ran from thing to thing, trying each one and getting more and more excited as he went along. (I saw many happy dances as he discovered each new ball gun.) Ben (or mini-Rob) took his time and really explored each gun/cannon. It was so funny to watch him figure out the cannon. While Matthew loaded and pelted Ben with balls from the second story, Ben meticulously loaded the cannon, figured out how to aim it, and blasted Matthew with about 10 balls all at once. There were three dining rooms and we opted to eat in the one that Matthew described this way, "It's like eating inside the Children's museum!" Besides tables and chairs, there were a number of small playrooms, all visible from the eating area. Anna had her pick of a water play area, train table, face painting, play pizza parlor, and a McDonald's-style play structure. Of course the boys were young enough to play with all of it too, but Anna is the one who played there the longest. And then there was the food! Huge buffet filled with all types of food, including about 10 different types of pizza. We had plenty to eat as well as a sundae bar for dessert. Due to the expense of the place, we opted to pay for lunch (of course) and VIP braclets so the boys could do the three big activities in the game room. Today they had a $5 special for the bracelets and the boys made full use of them! We weren't sure if Anna would like the ball room or the one ride she's tall enough for, but I think she'll do it next time. Rob almost paid to join the boys in the ball room!! So we had a fabulous time exploring a new place. The boys are ready to go back tomorrow. I'm thinking maybe in July for MJ's birthday....maybe.... :) And I'm sorry my posts have been nothing but huge paragraphs...I can't figure out why they are posting this way.