Casa Bonita

Most of you who know us, know that Steve is like a big child. Don't get me wrong he is very responsible, very smart and takes care of his family. However when it comes to enjoying certain things he is very much a child at heart. He loves remote control cars and planes. He can spend an hour in the toy aisles of Target going over all the toys he wants and he likes to watch cartoons. Steve's brother, Jim is very similar to Steve in this respect, so when Jim and his fiance and their daughter came to visit us this weekend, it was no surprise- Steve and Jim wanted to go to Casa Bonita.

For those of you who don't know, Casa Bonita is a restaurant that has a waterfall inside complete with divers, a puppet show stage, a "scary, haunted" cave to walk through, a mariachi band, a gift shop, an arcade...well you are getting the idea. It is a restaurant that kids beg to go to. Begging is exactly what Steve and Jim were doing on Sunday... "Please can we go to Casa Bonita!!! Please!!" So Mandy (Jim's fiance) and I finally agreed, simply because we were tired of hearing them whining.

Steve and Jim thoroughly enjoyed Casa Bonita, so did Matty. He instantly fell in love with the large fountain outside.

You should have seen his excitement when he say the huge waterfall inside. He was enamored and added the word "waterfall" to his vocabulary.

Here is Jim and Mandy's adorable daughter, Caley. Like most women she enjoyed shopping in the gift shop, but her parents wouldn't buy her this hat...poor Caley!!

Mandy and I with the kids- And yes, the restaurant is painted pink. I have been asking myself "Why is Casa Bonita painted pink?" since I was a child and have yet to come up with an answer.

I wish you could see the sparkle in their eyes and the quivering excitement these boys felt. They were so excited to go to Casa Bonita!! If only they had this kind of excitement when we asked them to change a diaper.