Sweet Summer Fun - Part 8

Last summer we practically lived at the bowling alley. They had a wonderful "kids bowl free" promotion and we took full advantage of it. Ian and his friends LOVE bowling and it was a great indoor activity to do while the heat was a scorcher outside. We found a very kid-friendly bowling alley to go to and felt right at home inside. No smoking is allowed, it is extremely clean and the staff caters to you, especially if they see you with little ones. Throw in a couple bumper guards, a rail to line up the ball to roll perfectly down the middle and everyone is getting strikes and spares galore!

Believe it or not, we hadn't been bowling once this summer. Not sure why, because our favorite bowling alley was doing the same "kids bowl for free" promotion, but for some reason it never came up in our plans. One Tuesday not too long ago, our plans to go to the pool got rained out and we met up with some good friends (Carol and her daughter Madison) at the bowling alley.

I knew Ian was going to have fun, but I didn't count on Sam having even more fun than all of us put together. She had a blast bowling and loved getting to do a game with a big kids. She played two games and carried the ball all on her own, to the tune of 40 times (2 turns/10 frames each game for 2 games). It was quite impressive.

How far we've come, when not even a year ago, Sam was first learning how to walk and was staggering around the bowling alley. This 2nd video is from October 2009.