I said "tomorrow" but of course I really *meant* MONDAY!!

Let's get down to brass tacks shall we?  Jack wanted James Bond and James Bond he got!  Dressed in his tuxedo t-shirt, he played the part of "009" for all it was worth.  All the secret agents in his posse converged on Chasers Laser Tag the morning of his birthday and had a time that can only be described as the stuff 9 year old boys' dreams are made of.

Take a look...

The nicest family owns this place, and goes to great lengths to make sure that every kid has a great time.  They even change their space around and repaint yearly because they have so many repeat customers they don't want it to get boring.  The theme for 2011 was Sharks, and for 2012 it will be Dragons!

We started out with video games for the secret agents.  Did I mention the place was SPOTLESS?  My three little spies BEG on a regular basis, to go to the arcade or to the dreaded Chuck E. Cheese.  Not a chance I say.  First they kill you by sucking your pocketbook dry...then they kill you with germ warfare.  But not Chasers - it was a mom's dream come true!  Clean and FREE - every game was included in the package price.

Then we moved on to "battle stations".  There are ten game pods linked side by side, each holding up to two players.  The kids role play robotic gladiators in a stadium, but the other robots are all their buddies!  Each station has one gladiator in the ring and they all battle each other to be the last robot standing. 

Even the littlest ones could have fun because there were dozens of built in second chances.  And Daddy to help with the steering.

This secret agent's codename was "Goofball"

Each battle station had it's own shark name, and the scores were tallied and reported at the end of the battle.

Then it was time for what they'd all been waiting for. 

First a little lesson in Lasertag 101 for the new recruits from our party chaperone, Kyle.

And then it was time to suit up!!

Each agent wore a special vest with an attached laser blaster.  The vest had receptors on the front, back and shoulders and if anyone on the opposing team hit those targets, the player who got hit would lose function in their laser and be unable to participate in the game for three seconds.

They were heavy, but no one complained for a second!

The game room was pretty intense, with music blaring and neon lights flashing.  There were multiple levels with obstacles and hiding spots.

It was nearly impossible to take pictures because it was so dark, but I'm sure you can imagine that a whole lot of fun was had!  In the end, the red team was victorious!

They also worked up some MAJOR appetites!

This secret agent indulged in his very first soda (he was beyond excited at this) and proceeded to polish off FOUR slices of pizza.  He ate more than any of the big kids.  No kidding. 

Then it was back to the arcade for a second round...

...back to the battle stations for one more gladiator battle...

...back to the game room for one last round of laser tag...

...and back to the party foom to open their manila envelopes and pose for a picture.

The boys from our neighborhood were the last to leave, and I'm pretty sure they can't wait to go back.

I wonder who's birthday is next?