The Stuff Nightmares are Made of

It has been blazing hot here the past couple of weeks, and as a result Emma has been couped up inside the house....., and as a result of that she has been naughty,.....very, very, naughty (as in mommy needs a time out naughty). So, yesterday, Emma and I went to meet our Fernandez friends at ChuckECheese's. I thought this would be a great way to burn some energy, and (selfishly) I thought it might induce an extra long nap in the afternoon :) Emma has entered a timid, shy phase recently so it took her some time to warm up. She really loved riding all the cars.

driving the fun bus with her pals "Renie and Beronica"

in the back

driving the police car with Veronica

The two seconds that she enjoyed herself

Reynold, Veronica and Yoannis

driving the race car game

This was the critical moment...

("hmm...what's that?)

(Dum, Dum, Dum, Duuuum!!!!)

Don't be fooled. This guy is maniacal

And the Fun Bus is fun no more...

Thank You Chuck E. Cheese

At this point Emma was terrified and begged to go home. I tried everything I could think of to make her feel better and not be scared. I:

1. Took her over to show her he wasn't real. She started shaking :(

2. Told her he was Barney's (she loves Barney) friend. She has since de-friended Barney from her facebook. Sorry Barney. Guilty by association.

3. I even told her that I would catch that darn mouse, take it to work, and experiment on it (just kidding).

Last night she woke up crying and told me that "ChuckECheese was in mommy's bathroom". She just doesn't understand how Minnie can be so nice and ChuckECheese so horrifying.