In celebration of our friend Brandon's actual birthday, we joined him and his family at a local bowling alley near by. This was the first time that the boys have really bowled. Previous to this experience, they've only bowled with plastic bottles and a bouncy ball or played it on the Wii (don't laugh, Leyton is actually pretty good on the Wii).
For those of you who don't know or remember, Leon and Linda bowled together in a league soon after they started dating back in 1999. We knew the relationship was going somewhere since we committed to bowling together for 16 weeks. Our bowling balls were a bit dusty since we haven't bowled since having the kids. It took Linda a couple of tries until she finally found a ball that fit her hand correctly (her personal ball that she's had for over 15 years didn't quite fit the same anymore). Her score was no where near her old average of 160, especially since it took a while to warm up with a good ball. On the other hand, Leon scored decently with a 159, pretty close to his average, not bad for not playing in a long time.
The boys had a great time playing with a 6 pound ball. Both Lincoln and Julia (Brandon's little sister, same age as Lincoln) used a ball holder to help them get the ball rolling, while Leyton and Brandon actually tried to throw the ball down the lane on their own. It definitely helps having the bumpers up for the kids so that the ball never goes into the gutter. Our boys were so happy and excited to be bowling, they kept asking "is it my turn now?" To say the least, our family will be coming back for more bowling since it was such a hit with the kids (and Mommy & Daddy love to play too).
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