Summer Bowling

A friend of mine told me about an amazing deal for bowling in the area this summer. When you have five kids, that is good news. We really don't take our crew to places that cost much because 5 times anything is a lot. Not just a lot of money, but also a big crowd. When I heard about this deal, I decided to seize the opportunity and took the 25 minute drive towards downtown to give my kids a chance to bowl.

They all got fitted in those cool bowling shoes, even Nathan. I was surprised they had size 7 for him. We found the extra small balls for the kids. We went with some friends, so in all we had 12 kids. It was quite the group but a lot of fun.

My kids did surprisingly well. I guess they have learned a thing or two from wii bowling? Nathan could barely lift the ball let alone get it rolling, so I helped him a little. And when his turn was over he could not understand why we wouldn't just let him keep going, so he threw himself to the ground screaming. Yes, I have a (almost) two-year-old who acts his age.

Spencer did well. The ball only got stuck twice where we had to call an attendant to go get the ball because he didn't roll it hard enough. Those balls are pretty heavy and to lift it and throw it at the same time is pretty hard.

Danielle did amazing. I had no idea she could swing a ball like that. That girl has talent!

Camie and Taneal had a lot of fun and scored really well too, especially for their first time bowling.

It was a fun day, a little harder because of Nathan's continued fits. But, I'd be willing to take them again, next summer. I got home and was contracting about 6-7 minutes apart. I think I did too much. But Taneal made the nicest comment on the way home. She told me this was the best summer ever. She said even though we haven't done anything big, we've done a lot of little things that have made the summer so much fun. I appreciated that because I have really worried that I was wasting their summer away not doing much because I really can't do too much or the contractions start in and I don't want this baby to come early. I waddle around the place and am so tired topped with anemia. But the kids are having fun and I am loving having them at home. I love having a lot of kids, they are so much fun. And I love that Taneal recognized my efforts to help create a great, memorable summer so that when the kids go back to school they will feel like we played, had fun, and built a lot of memories even though we didn't do a big family vacation.