Bowling

Many towns offer free bowling for kids over the summer.  Our town is one, but we also noticed Nana and Puddin's town offered it too, so we signed Eli up for that too, thinking it'd be something good (free = good) to do while he was visiting them.

Last week Eli earned another rite into childhood when he went bowling for the first time.

Can't handle the cuteness!

He was sooo excited to have his very own ball.

Watching the ball roll towards the pins (it took a very longgg time!).

So much anticipation - check out those hands over the mouth!

Thank goodness for bumpers! I wish I could bowl with those things every time (not that we bowl all that often....).

Eli also learned a valuable lesson while bowling; do not cross the line at the top of the lanes!

Please watch! HAHA!!

Hooray!  A strike!

Scores at the end of the first game...

By the time we got to the second game, Eli was getting very tired.  It took longer and longer for the ball to roll down the lane.

So we got a little help!

Puddin giving Eli pointers on getting the spare!

The final from game 2.  Go Nana!  Obviously everyone was feeling the fatigue.  Game 2 scores were lower than the first game.

We had a great time, and Eli's already asking to go back again!