For Erika's birthday we took her out to Chuck E Cheese, a restaurant that has arcade games and other kinds of game machines for children. I've discovered one can entertain a 3-year-old at Chuck E Cheese pretty cheaply, because she can play with the equipment without actually putting coins into it. The games don't work, at least not the way an adult ( Read more... )

She turned 2 on April 30th, actually. But given how long my posts are, is it any wonder that it took me a few days to put together an appropriate essay for this momentous occasion ( Read more... )