Bowling, anyone?

Last night we took the girls bowling. It was kind of a spur of the moment thing, so I didn't have my camera handy. It's too bad, because the girls were really cute, running around carrying a bowling ball as big as their heads.

At first, on their turn, we had them put the ball on the ground, and Nate helped them roll the ball towards the pins. But then Meagan's independence came out, and she refused any more help. When she just dropped the ball one time and it stopped in the middle of the lane, we made a change. The employee who went out to retrieve her ball said they had a ramp the girls could use. It was a lightweight metal bar ramp that came to Meagan's shoulders. All the had to do was put the ball in the ramp and roll it down towards the pins. It worked great, and the girls were able to do it all on their own. The ball they used was only six pounds, so they were able to carry it all by themselves. In fact, if Meagan saw you at all anywhere near her, she'd tell you to go back before she'd put the ball in the ramp. It was pretty funny. Meagan's final score was 58 and Bethany's was 55--a pretty close game for them. This morning on the way to church they both asked to go bowling again. We'll have to do it again soon, only next time I'll have my camera with me.

Today was the final practice for our primary program next week. It went a lot better than last week's practice--the kids were much quieter, and were better at their parts and coming up at the right time. Bethany, however, was not good. The sunbeams' parts are in the very beginning, so she spent the rest of the time getting bored and making a nuisance of herself. I'm in charge of the program, so I was up there directing everything and prompting kids on their parts, while trying to keep Bethany under control. At one point I took her out to Nate in Sunday School, because it was just too much. I'm hoping that next week she'll be a little better during the actual program, with everyone out in the audience watching her. At any rate, I'll be glad when the whole thing is just done.