We have been having fun on this, the last day of 2010. In bed last night I whispered to Lex “Do you know what tomorrow is?” He said “Yes, it’s bowling day!!” :) He said the same thing at 6am when he woke me up this morning. I think he was excited.

We spent the morning chilling, playing games, doing Hidden Pictures, bouncing off the walls, etc. Then the kids took great naps/quiet time because I told them they needed lots of energy for bowling. Then after a little more bouncing off the walls we managed to get ourselves out the door!

Hidden Pictures

We played hangman while I made lunch.

Then we went for an early dinner to Panera Bread, of course. The kids were thrilled to buy their own dinners with the gift certificates. Thanks Aunt Joyce! Then we were off to Cosmic bowling where we had a great time. The music was playing, the black lights were one, the bumpers were up ;) Turns out our local alley has candle pin bowling as well as regular bowling, so we opted for candle pin so the kids could actually lift the balls. Part way through the game Alan found a ramp thing too, which the kids loved.

Eve at Panera Bread

Lex at Panera Bread

Eve bowling

Eve with the ramp

Game 1. Yep, I got my butt kicked by a three year old... at bumper bowling!

We ran out of time to finish the second game, but look, I was winning! (impressive scores, eh?)

I often forget that Eve is just 3yrs old (poor girl, I grow her up too fast!) and she was exhausted by the end. She skipped her last turns and just wanted to snuggle in my lap. I took my last turns with Eve on my hip. (Of course now it’s 9:40 and she is wide awake upstairs. Crazy girl!)

Alan and I are ringing in the new year with The Other Guys and mountains of laundry. Whee!

We have barely an inch of snow, but that’s enough for kids. They’re having a blast!

Eve, going on a bear hunt

Eve on the sled

Lex, silently adjusting his sock :)

Parrish has his own personal ice patch. I love how kids can find fun in anything! :)

Snow angel

Mod squad

No one should have this much fun with laundry :) Maybe it’s time I start using dryer sheets?

I made this video “unlisted” (thanks Sarah!), so let me know if you have any trouble viewing it.

This is the funniest thing. This is a video from March 2009 of Lex reading and Eve bopping around on the floor. I posted it on YouTube, as usual, and it has gotten 12,657 views!! That’s twice what my next highest video has gotten. It’s a boring video, unless you know and love my kids, but the funny part is that I get comments on this video all the time! I usually delete them because they are often rude and/or immature, like the one I got yesterday that said, “wut IS THIS!!!!” The comments crack me up. What the heck does it look like?!? And why are you even viewing it?!? Geesh! Some people must have a A LOT of time on their hands, not only to watch these random videos, but then comment on them as well!

We had a super busy, super FUN family weekend!

Yesterday we went down to help Molly celebrate her 3rd birthday! Why do they grow up so fast?! The kids have been excited for weeks (ok, maybe not just the kids!). Molly wanted to go bowling for her birthday, so we all put on snazzy shoes and learned candlepin bowling. For those not familiar, this is a Massachusetts only thing, I think. I have fond memories of conversations in college with Lauren about bowling. That was the first I’d ever heard of candlepin bowling, and the day I first heard the term “big ball bowling” :) Anyway, I digress….

We had a great time bowling. The kids loved it. I wasn’t sure what to expect with Lex (I never am!), especially with the shoe change thing. He did great though. We got one lane with bumpers for the kids and one lane without for the grownups. We all would have done better with bumpers!!

After bowling we had dinner and pink cupcakes at their house. Little gifts were exchanged, the living room was trashed with toys, the kids wore themselves out running up and down the hall while the grownups chatted over a delicious meal… a good time was had by all! :)

The one down side to our day yesterday… I forgot my camera!!! Can you believe it!? I tried taking some pictures with my fancy new camera, but it’s just not fast enough to capture the action shots. Luckily Julie came prepared and posted pictures and videos on her blog.

This morning we relaxed and then Lex and Alan headed out for a playdate with Lex’s classmate. They met at this cool place called The Competition Complex. I’ve heard about this place before but was led to believe that the target audience is a bit older than my kids so I never bothered to go. Lex’s friend wanted to go, so off they went. This turned out to be an annoying situation that ended up very good. Alan and Lex got there (it’s about a half hour away) and shortly after they arrived Lex wet his pants. Blah. So they turned around and came home. By the time they got home Eve was up from her nap and we decided to all go back together. Turns out it was great!!!

There was a ton to do, including mini-golf, rock climbing, bull riding, big giant balls to roll around with, an indoor playground, and even video games. The kids ran and ran and ran, then plopped down and played Lego Harry Potter for awhile. Then off and running again. His friend is a gamer so it’s funny to watch him and Lex play video games together. Lex has no clue. This place also had a Kinect set up. Alan and I had a blast playing soccer and volleyball.

We left around 5pm and stopped at Mickey’s for dinner. Then home for bath, stories, and bed. Lex passed out and Eve laid in her bed singing Jingle Bells for awhile. Perfect.

This time I DID bring the camera!

Rock climbing. Lex on the right, his buddy on the left. (some other kid in the middle)

Mini golf. Lex said this was his favorite activity!

Eve riding the bull

Alan riding the bull

I took a turn too. :) Alan didn’t take a picture though, just a video, and I’m sure no one wants to see that!

Eve on the sit-n-spin, a little more her speed.

This picture made me laugh. While Alan and I played Kinect volleyball, they did this :)