Bowling!

My mom and I decided to take the kids ten pin bowling today. We have a bowling alley that just underwent major renovations. It was so clean and and bright.
The kids went in their socks because the bowling shoes fell off. I guess they have little feet! They put us on lane #1 (as far away from others as possible! LOL) and showed us where the "light" balls were. Colin liked that they were green!

It was so cute! Nana started out helping Colin "drop" the ball down the lane. Tatum preferred placing the ball down and gently pushing it. She did try to kick it, but I caught her foot before it connected. Whew!

They took turns in each frame. Tatum started with the first ball and then Colin cleaned up. He actually got 2 spares! Not that he was aiming! I think the balls were so slow that they changed directions each time they hit the bumpers.

We had to keep an eye on Tatum as she got tired of waiting for the ball to come back and would try to stick her face close to the machine. She was so cute watching her ball go down the lane.
Colin was good at waiting for his turn. He would stand there holding his ball and then say, "Colin's turn". I love that he is starting to talk. The sound of his voice is amazing! We had to watch him after he dropped his ball. he kept getting distracted by the big kids and there orange and blue bowling balls. Once, he tried to go over to their lane.
The first combined game, they scored a 69. The second had Colin's spares, so they wound up with a 91! Tatum was all done after two games, but Colin could have kept going! He pouted and said "Colin's turn, green ball".

Both kids were exhausted tonight...so was their mother! Tatum went right down to sleep as usual around 7:30. Colin asked to go upstairs 8:15. Daddy read a few stories and Colin was asleep at 8:30.

I can't wait to go back!