Bowling

Today we met friends for bowling.  Boy have times changed.  We used to bowl in the evenings or late at night, be there for a couple of hours, bowl several games with beers in-hand...now, fast forward a few years and we all show up after nap-time with car seats over our arms and diapers bags over our shoulders filled with snacks to keep the little ones occupied.  Wouldn't change it for anything!

Carmen was curious why she had to change her shoes, was enthusiastic about the bowling part for about 7 frames but couldn't figure out why she had to keep waiting to take her turn.  She proudly carried her 5 lb ball and pushed it down the lane with help from Daddy who kept having to scoop her up as she tried to run down the lane every time she 'threw' the ball.  It was a juggling act trying to each bowl our turn, keep Carmen patient and chase her around as she wanted to try out each of the driving video games.  As for our little man, he didn't give us any trouble, he happily slept through the entire game (surprise, surprise)!  It was a fun time reconnecting with good friends.