Family Bowling Night!

Yesterday at 4:45, we met my parents, Michael, Casey, Emily and Emma at Main Event for some fun bowling! The kids were SUPER excited!! The kids had never been bowling before. Starting at 10:30 in the morning, Austin kept asking me, "Is it 4:00 yet?" He knew we were leaving around 4:00 to meet everyone and asked all day when it was time to go. The kids were so funny bowling! Here is the scoop:

Austin was a pro. Of course we had the bumpers up for all of the kids but Austin understood how to throw the ball and knock down the pins. He did a great job helping all of the other little ones! Sammy found many different ways to get the ball down the lane. She would throw it granny style, then she would lift up the ball and throw it (oops!), then she would let the ball roll of her shoulder and the cutest way was she put the ball down on the lane and kicked it like a soccer ball! (of course my camera was put up!!) She didn't want much help and was very self-sufficient.Lauren could carry the ball to the lane (and she wanted too) but she had a hard time pushing it hard enough to make it down the lane. When she pushed it, the ball would go so slllooooowwww. We had to have someone come and retrieve her balls 3 times. Austin is an awesome big brother and Sammy is a super big sister! They took turns helping Lauren push the ball. She liked having someone help her.Emma couldn't carry the ball but she sure liked giving the ball a push! When Emma's turn would come up, it would be a family affair for her to bowl. Austin, Sammy and either Uncle Casey or Aunt Emily would help Emma. Emma crossed over the foul line just about every time! She was so cute! We called her "the fouler". Russell ended up winning the game among the adults and mom was the loser...Emily and I weren't too far behind from getting the loser spot!

It is so funny when you try to take a picture of a group of people! The lady on the lane next to us was nice enough to take our picture...four times!! The first time Casey had his hand up to get Emma to look. The second time, Casey's eyes were closed. The third time, Sammy was not looking and the fourth time, Sugar was looking at Sammy. Ugh...to get the perfect picture!After bowling, we all went to Scotty P's in Allen for burgers. Dinner was yummy! We really enjoy family time and I was so glad that everyone was able to get together!