Summer Vacation

Oh my goodness it must be Summer vacation!

I stayed at home today to try and get some stuff done around the house. I ended up doing a whole lot of everything and not getting anything completely done.

Anyway we have kept ourselves busy, busy, busy, with free bowling (except shoe rental for kids), free movies at the theatre, going to the zoo, and swimming at the Y. Who has time to blog?

Be prepared for some blurry pictures, I'm afraid my camera is dying.

The kids are really loving the bowling! We've been 3 times now and I think we will go tomorrow if I can get some stuff done around the house first.

Mason just got a spare. Way to go!

Ashley is super cute when she bowls. I taught them to follow through with their hand (not that they understand). Anyway, she throws her ball and then puts her arm up. It's really sweet.

Aussie has become pretty good. However-look at this picture. THIS is how he throws his ball. I've tried to teach him the right way or even a less scarier way, but he can't hold the ball with his fingers in the holes and he's doing a pretty good job knocking down the pins throwing it like a baseball. I cringe every time the ball hits the floor.

Dalton is allergic to the bowling alley. You think I'm funny? I'm serious. For some reason when he gets there he goes bonkers. They haven't stayed for a full game yet. But he sure is a cutie. Poor little fella though, he has a crush on Ashley, but Ashley has a crush on his brother, Braxton.

Braxton has got the form of bowling down. He does a pretty good job. I love to watch him. He watches that ball seriously and he might squat down with his arm out and follows through.

And here is Ashley flirting. She took Braxton's lucky hat away and put it on herself. Dana and I looked at each other, "UH oh TROUBLE!"

I didn't really like the kids doing this, but when I saw Dana's boys doing it, I knew it would make a good picture. (too bad I'm not getting very good shots!) That is where they keep the bowling balls.

I thought that Aussie had made this up but later learned that their friend Gabriel said it first. One of the days we ate lunch at the restaurant at the bowling alley. When we walked into the BAR and Grill. The kids started saying OH this is HEAVEN! Over and over and over again!!!!! This is Heaven! That's right a stage, a dance floor, gambling machines, darts, pool tables, nasty food and

let's not forget the bar with various kinds of alcohol. Aussie said, make sure to get a picture of the whole area back there with all those bottles. (the bar) BTW...apparently it's a family restaurant by day and over 21 by night.

Interesting! Not my idea of Heaven, but it sure made me laugh!

I got to bowl with Treyton once. I did pretty good too. I knocked 9 down, I don't remember if I picked it up or not. That would have been a funny picture though had someone gotten it.

And what is really cool, is they give the kids 4 free tokens to play the games in the arcade every time we go. It's really a cool place except for the bar and grill.

AND drum roll please......

I got my 2nd highest score yesterday. My highest score was 198- the day/game I broke my finger bowling. And yesterday I got a 192. Wooo hoo! A few days ago I was making a 78 or barely 100. Maybe I'm getting my groove back?

And here are just a few pictures of when we went to the zoo on members night. They got to ride the carousel and play on a jumpy maze race thingy.

Here is Mason and Aussie racing against each other.

Tomorrow should be interesting! Ashley is having a friend spend the night. I wonder how this will play out. I hope the boys leave the girls alone, but I'm not counting on it!