Picture Challenge Day 17

Samantha always wants to go ice skating for her birthday.  The last three or four years it has become tradition.  Well, this year we broke tradition.  Mostly by accident mind you.  We got to the ice rink at 3 to find out they close on Sundays at 330.  We then attempted to go to the Fun Park to roller skate.  They aren't open on Sundays.  So, we ended up at Logan Lanes for a bowling game.  Everyone but Brooke bowled.  I haven't been bowling since high school.  I went on a double date & the ball decided to go behind me.  Mortified me & I haven't been back since!  Until today....

Sam did good but her score wasn't too hot.  She came in last!

I did take two pictures of Nash, but the other one was blurry so I deleted it.  I was surprised at how good he did.  He didn't throw the ball down anyone else's lane!  And, he would even run up to the black line and then throw his bowling ball!

Caleb was fun to watch.  He just wanted to grab whatever ball he wanted and throw it down the lane.  Travis helped him every time it was his turn.  Good thing too because he had to stop the ball from jumping the gutter and going into the next lane over more than once!

Brooke was just happy to be along for the ride!  She sat in her car seat the whole time.  We took the stroller with us for the ice rink & when we opened it up we found her favorite baby doll - Jemima!  She was thrilled to have her along today!

Picture Challenge Day 16

Friday night after everyone left, Sam got to have her cousin Jade sleep over.  She was soo excited.  They've been dying to have a sleepover for quite some time.  Nash got to have his cousin Kash sleep over too (no pix of those two unfortunately).  The girls finally crashed just before midnight - even though I sent them to bed at 10:30!

Yesterday Caleb took a nap.  I love it when he does.  I just don't love it so much when he falls asleep with a half eaten go-gurt on the couch next to him (I cleaned that up before I took the picture).  He still really needs naps, but won't lay down and take one.  They have to come by accident these days.  I'm really missing the days where I could tell him it was nap time and he'd do it!

Last night Sam danced for a Primary Children's Hospital fundraiser at the Logan Rec Center.  I was surprised at how many people were there because it wasn't advertised at all.  I think the only people that came though were the parents of dancers.  This is her ballet dance for the year.

Waiting for their turn.

Ready.  Position.

All the pictures I took of them actually dancing turned out fuzzy.  I thought Sam was on the far left for this dance so I sat on that side.  Turns out, she was on the far right (where I was originally going to sit & then changed my mind!).