Bowling Alley as a Family

We are not big bowlers, but we are intrigued by the game. That is thanks to a plastic lawn bowling game and bowling on the Wii (love that!). This includes Brighton too, so this weekend we decided to hit the bowling as a family. It's a different place now that it doesn't reek of smoke anymore.

In addition to the missing smoke, we had a few other surprises while we were there.

1.) Wii bowling is a lot easier than real bowling.

2.) My mom is really good (6 strikes) and was in a league before we were born.

3.) My Calvin College class on bowling to meet a physical education requirement didn't do much good for me.

4.) No matter how slow the ball is released it will eventually make it to the pins. Brighton showed us that.

5.) Most importantly, we had a great time, and this family will be going back to the bowling alley.

Our Sleeping and Standing Santa

Never in a million years did I think I would be the homeowner that puts blow-up holiday decorations in my yard. Well, I guess I just need to consider that one of the many surprises and sacrifices of parenthood.

We won this giant snowman at a holiday party a few years back. I thought it would set on the shelf until we finally decided to get rid of it of it. We had talked about setting it up in a friend or family member's yard as a joke, but that never happened. Several of you reading this can be thankful of that.

As you can see our now two and a half year old thinks the snowman is the coolest decoration ever. He loves watching it "stand up" and he runs round and round to give it a high five. When it's not lit up and blown up he tells us the snowman is sleeping.

It is on the side of our house (thank goodness!), so really only part of the neighborhood is forced to enjoy it - sorry guys!

Bright in his Big Boy Bed

We made the switch Monday night, and so far so good. The crib is now downstairs. This just happens to be the bed I slept in growing up.

Chop Sticks

While we had delicious Thai food, our son experimented with chop sticks on fries and nuggets. He did pretty well don't you think?