Keep the Ball Rolling

We went bowling on Saturday afternoon for a much needed "get out of the house" activity. We entered another world - a world where it is okay for kids to be loud, for parents to drink beer, for lots of fun and laughing - even when it's cold outside. Why had we not done this before??


Caeden loved every minute of it. He waited for an hour {with a cherry icee and popcorn} for a lane to open without so much as a peep of a complaint. Here he is rocking the blue bowling ball. Notice where he is in relation to the line. :)


Caeden would roll the ball and have time to: watch it for awhile, turn around and come talk to us, give someone a high 5 or a hug, look at the ceiling {disco ball}, take a drink of icee, and STILL have time to return to the lane to watch his ball hit some pins {bumpers are wonderful}. It was adorable and priceless and so much fun to watch.


Is it just me or have bowing balls actually become prettier?


Linz and Jordan joined us for the afternoon. We had so much fun - can't wait to do it again!

As an aside, the music is SO LOUD. I am not talking about being old and persnickity. I love loud music, but it was crazy loud and not good for Claire. So, I ordered some {pink} earphones for her to muffle the sound. That's how serious I am about going back. :)

School Card Ideas for Valentine's Day

Target has been on my "to do" list all week so that Caeden can pick out some Valentine cards for his school pals. Then I came across this site on Etsy that sells downloadable Valentines that can be printed as many times as you want. I love the animal graphics and the birds.


The same site has this hilarious card for sale.