Father's Day started by meeting up with Dennis at the Sunrise Cafe off State street. We all enjoyed a super yummy breakfast while the guys filled up on their morning coffee.
On our way home I mentioned to Nick about a vintage arcade, Grinkers, that I had heard about in Eagle. We decided to check it out. It was only about 10:30 am so I figured it might not be open but it was worth a try. As we were walking up to the doors, we ran into the owner who was super friendly and informed us that they didn't open until 11:00 am. She said a long as we didn't want to eat that we could come in and start playing. It was pretty nice of her and awesome to have the whole arcade for just the three of us! The best part was being in there when she turned the power on to all the games and to watch them all light up at once! We all had a really good time but I think Nick enjoyed it most of all! It was a trip down memory lane for him. They had all the old classic arcade games that Nick use to play over and over. He keep saying, "you know how much money I use to pump into this game?" It was fun to watch him remember how to play them. Some of the games that Nick played were, O*bert, Mortal Combat, Off Road, Super Sprint, Dig Dug, 1942, and the classic Mario Brothers. Audrianna had fun but did ask why we didn't get tickets or prizes for playing the games. It funny how things change and the differences about arcades that she is growing up with compared to Nick and I.
After about two hours at Grinkers we headed home. Audrianna was excited to have Nick open his presents. We gave him the annual Father's Day book, a shirt and shorts, and a reclining lawn chair that has an attached umbrella!
Next, we headed to Fruitland to celebrate with my family. The kids were so excited to see each other and had fun running around playing. We watched an old video from my Dad's childhood and then had ice cream cake. Last all the dads opened their gifts and then it was time to leave so we could have Audrianna home on time.
After dropping Audiranna off, Nick and I decided to eat dinner at Mono's Grill off Eagle Road. We hadn't been there before and were pleasantly surprised. It is an all you can eat Mongolian BBQ restaurant with a soup and salad bar. We were impressed by how much of a variety of food available. Nick was in heaven because of all the seafood. Here is a picture of him with a piece of calamari!
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