bowling

AngelBaby went bowling for the first time last night. Unfortunately, she slept through it. We arrived at the alley, I set the baby carrier on the bench while I helped the big girls get their special shoes on. And by the time I was done, AngelBaby was asleep. So we let her sleep while the big girls ran around like crazy people. We started the game with Daddy, Butterfly and Ladybug each listed as the players but the girls probably never knew it, they simply ran up to the lane each as eagerly as they could each time the pins were set again, regardless of who's turn it was. Daddy referred but mostly we just let them play. We were joined by some friends (who also have a little girl) and we had a great time together. Eventually AngelBaby woke up and sat on my lap, watching with big eyes as she took it all in. The best part was watching the girls cheer when the ball hit the pins. We used the kiddie ramp, plus the side bumpers. So the girls carried their heavy balls (they insisted on the pink balls of course) to the ramp, set it on top and pushed, which set the ball off onto its agonizingly slow journey down the lane. Sometimes they waited, frozen in place until the ball reached the end and knocked over a few pins. Butterfly would jump up and down with intense enthusiasm and shrill squealing. Ladybug would copy her and while it may have been a little overboard, it was definitely cute. Other times, they would push the ball down the ramp and wouldn't wait for it to hit the pins and reset. Instead, they would race back to the ball return to retrieve another ball, lug it over to the ramp and set it in motion as well. Fortunately, the lack of force made the ball roll so slowly that there was enough time for the first ball to hit, roll around and reset before the second ball had finished it's long walk down the lane.

All in all, a fun night.