The girls first time bowling...

Rick & Vickie had invited us to go bowling w/ them last night but I didn't mention it to the girls just in case - but the day had gone pretty well (and I was desperate for them to take a nap! That seemed to be the only thing that convinced Eva a nap was worthwhile!) So after dinner we met - Andrea/Dan, Kevin/Brittany, Rick/Vickie and Wilson/Heather at the bowling alley. It was so much fun! Neither of the girls had ever been bowling before, but Grace was actually really good! I would love to say it was b/c she had bumpers but for our ("the girl" lane) lane, everyone had bumpers and Grace scored at least as well as I did - maybe b/c she had Eva helping her:-)

For most of her bowls, Brittany (sometimes Andrea) would go up w/ her & Eva and help them roll the ball. Brittany & Grace got pretty good mastering the art of bowling alley "lay-up's", essentially using the bumper to bounce a perfect strike off of! Eva was so CUTE when she would go out and help, as soon as she was finished she would yell, "Mom, Mom, Mom" wanting me to see what a good job she did - and then every time she would come running (taking teeny-tiny steps, but going very fast) to give me a double high five! She must have seen us being silly giving each other exaggerated high fives, b/c then she had to do the same thing....

I love how she mimics Grace, and Grace is so good w/ her always taking the time to help her, show her, share what she's doing. Not once the entire time did Grace get upset or mad that Eva wanted to bowl w/ her ball, she would squat down and show her how she rolled it. Makes me very proud of her - she has such a sweet heart!