Birthday Bowling

So my family came up this last weekend for Will's birthday and we weren't sure what we wanted to do.  It was much too cold to do anything outside like we did with my birthday in September.  Then we got a coupon in the mail the day before my family came that gave a big discount for bowling at our local lanes in Cheney.  It came with eight shoe rentals, two family size pizzas, eight soft drinks, and bowling as much as you want for two hours for only seventy bucks.  So that is what we did and we had lots of fun.  I haven't been bowling in years and Whitney has never gone bowling, so we all just had a good time and didn't get too competitive.

Whitney got help pushing the ball down the lane.  My mom was great at helping her whenever Whitney's turn came up.  They used a special light bowling ball that the bowling manager had in the back that was good for Whitney and Conner.  Whitney really liked the machine that brings the balls back (whatever that machine is called) and we had to always watch to make sure she didn't squish her finger or bonk her head on it.

Whitney and I wait to see where the ball goes.  Whitney was pretty fascinated by watching the ball go down the lane to hit the pins.  Here are some more family members bowling.

So we all had a great time bowling.  I think my dad was the ultimate bowling champion.  Will and everyone else did pretty good as well.  I was lucky and got to use the lane with the bumpers; it's a little challenging bowling when you are quite pregnant.

There was a lot of fun hanging out in between turns.  We did a lot of high-fiving and cheering and pizza eating.  And there was only one Whitney escape.  She took off down the lane and I started chasing her before she could reach the pins but the lane was way too slippery and I was afraid of falling.  So my dad ran and caught the escape artist right before she got to the pins.  Altogether, I say we had a fun, successful bowling trip.

Happy 29th birthday Will!  I love you.

And just for fun.  Here is a little video of Whitney who was very excited to see herself on TV when we connected the new camera to the television.