Bowling!

We recently received a coupon in the mail for some free games of bowling.  What a fun family outing this would be!  We all had a great time.  Ella and Emma did very well, for their first time bowling.

First up was Ella.  Daddy helped her line the ramp up, and she pushed the ball as hard as she could.  Wouldn't you know it?  STRIKE!!!!!  The first ball of the day, her first time to ever send a ball down a bowling lane, was a strike!  We could hardly believe it.

Ella would frequently push up in "strong arms"
(a position she's learned in gymnastics on the bar)
to watch her ball go down the lane.

Next came Emma.  Mommy helped her line the ramp up, and it wasn't a strike, but she did knock down 6 pins that first try.

Mommy had one of the best games, she's ever had.  (Of course we did have the bumpers up.)

Daddy had a pretty good game also.  The bumpers actually hurt his game a little because when he throws the ball usually rides right by the gutter before turning in to hit the pins.  The bumpers would sometimes send his ball off in a weird direction.

We had decided to go ahead and play two games, but we quickly discovered one would have been enough.  The girls were tired, and not nearly as interested the second game.  But, when you think about it, they were lifting, carrying and bowling with 6 pound balls (the lightest the alley had), which is 1/5 their body weight.  And they did that about 36 times in just one game.  I can understand their fatigue.  So, to liven things back up again, we let them bowl with whichever ball they wanted.  It was humorous watching them try to carry the heavier balls.

Emma

Ella with Daddy's Texas Rangers Ball

1st Game

2nd Game- Notice Emma almost beat Mommy

All in all, it was marvelous family time creating great memories!