Bowling

I wanted to take the kids bowling on my birthday, but Hannah had croup so we were stuck in quarantine. Since Jaclyn was out and about visiting people, we decided to have Mom come bowling with us the Saturday before Christmas. Matthew loved bowling. He was so fascinated, and had such fun rolling his ball down at 1 mph. Hannah was not so excited about bowling. Her shoes were way too big, to start with. Eventually, we got one of those tracks to roll a ball down. Matthew used the track a few times, but preferred to do it himself.  Hannah slowly warmed up to bowling. At first you had to carry her over and force her hand to push the bowl. By the end, she would walk over, help carry her ball to the track, and then push it by herself with two hands while smiling. Mark and I did well. I did surprisingly well my first game, and even managed to get a strike at the very end. Mark hit several strikes his second game, but the bumpers kept messing him up since they slightly impede at the front of the lane. Poor Mom was not happy that the shoes did not let you slide at all like they should, so she took a nasty spill, and her game was thrown a bit off. Overall, it was a fun family outing.

Visiting Santa Claus

My neighbor had told me about a local diner that has free pictures with Santa Claus and an inexpensive hayride through the lights at Layton's city park. My kids had never sat on Santa's lap before, so we decided to go for a visit. Unfortunately, the restaurant was crowded and Matthew was really tired, so Santa visit's didn't go super well. We put Katherine on Santa's lap first, and she started crying. Then Ayden and Matthew wanted nothing to do with Santa. Hannah managed to take a decent photo, but Jonah was very iffy about the whole situation. However, the hayride was a blast, and the kids loved having shakes afterwards. They quickly learned that Grandma Pingel was super willing to share her shake with them.

Katherine and Santa

Hannah and Santa

Jonah and Santa

Mark and Hannah

Ayden, Steve and Jonah

The Robisons

Hayride

Mom and Ayden

Mark and Hannah

Matthew and I

Feed me, Grandma.