Birthday Bowling

This year for Megan's Birthday we skipped the cake and had birthday cookies instead. After making brownies for her class we just didn't feel like making a cake too. Megan thought it was fun to have something different for a change. She loved the big cookies and got to take some in her lunch for the following week. All she really cared about was to make sure she had at least one candle to blow out.

The long awaited bowling finally came this weekend. Megan and Andrew were both thrilled and talked about it a lot the night before. Real bowling is much more fun than a video game so they couldn't wait.

Jeff was in charge of the planning and called ahead to a bowling alley near us to make sure we would be able to get in. They had a tournament that day but had available lanes till noon. We got up early and waited for Ken and MarGene to join us before heading off. We arrived at the place only to find out that all their open lanes were full till 4pm. It was a bit frustrating as we had called ahead. We quickly had to rethink and thanks to Ken's Garmin found another place that was empty when we arrived.

The kids both had a great time. Megan got a bit sad when she had the lowest score at one point. She even teared up a bit. It is a tough lesson to learn that it is just fun to play the game and it doesn't matter who wins. We've been working hard at trying to teach the kids that it is okay to lose and try harder next time. It is still very frustrating for them to come in second or below.

We played one game on one lane and took our time. By the time we were finished the place was packed and most lanes were full and going strong. We spent a few bucks in the arcade for the kids and headed off to good ol' McDonald's for a little lunch to end our outing. It was a simple little family bowling but it was sure fun. Megan thought it was one of the best birthday outings yet.