Bowling

We went bowling over a week ago and I'm just now getting around to posting about it.

We went with our friends, that we've known since before Morgan was born. In fact, we met them in our prenatal class and our kids were born just a week apart. As usual, we had a great time. Here's a recap:

When we first got to the bowling alley, Morgan insisted on being the guard over the bowling balls. Then, when she tried to pick one up, she realized that everyone was better off getting their own. (Ever thought about the ratio between a bowling ball and a small child? Some of them are half their weight!)

Morgan rolling her ball (ever so slowly) down the lane. I think it made it to the pins in about 15 minutes (okay, seconds).

We got a little smarter when it was Sadie's turn and got one of the ramps. She loved being able to push the ball down the ramp and watch it knock over the pins.

Morgan discovered that her success rate was much higher with the ramp as well.

After bowling, we all went to dinner.

Let me first explain a little bit of the background for the picture below.

In the last few weeks, Morgan has been curious as to what different types of birds are called. Sadie refers to them all as "bird" and Morgan is quick to correct her by telling her its proper name. If she doesn't know, she asks me. Fortunately, I've been lucky because all we've seen lately has been LOTS of Canadian geese.
After bowling, we went to Red Robin. Morgan's favorite part about Red Robin USUALLY is getting a balloon. In fact, she was debating whether she wanted a red or purple balloon on the car ride to the restaurant.

But, when we got inside the restaurant, she forgot completely about getting a balloon and exclaimed, "Mom! It's Red! Hi Red! Hi Red!" as she ran over to greet her inanimate friend. She gave the statue a hug and came over to tell me about Red.

(We went home with a purple balloon, in case you were wondering)