Bowling for the first time.

Posing before the balls start rolling.

I great moment of instuction frozen in time. Nice shot Tricia.
Lucy and Alison awaiting the impact.


I had no idea Tricia was any good at bowling. 113, I'm impressed.
Nice form just like Daddy taught him.

The screecher returns.

Mommy shoes and Dylan's shoes.

Zachary was really excited about the ball return. It tastes alot like the oil they use on the lanes. Peach flavored?

Dylan scored a 71 but was clearly upset about the pins that didn't go down. Can we play again Daddy?

Alison and Lucy enjoying themselves.

New Year's Eve

We went very low-key with our celebration this year. Our friends Jeremy, Allison and Lucy came over for dinner, adult conversation, and games. (Not to mention kid amusement purposes)






Dylan was jealous of Lucy's Beret, so Allison gave him one.

Allison was goated into giving horsey rides....Dylan responded by demanding, "me want more horsey rides" or "again". I can't recall how long this went on.

Long enough for me to capture every angle of the room. Here's Jeremy and Lucy watching the horsey rides.

Lucy gave Turtle a number of hugs. Between the cats and the stairs, she was entertained.

Mallards Game

What can I say? Our condo is small but on this evening it managed to house the following: Kumar, Leah, Jackson, Sophia, Jeremy, Allison, Lucy, Eric and Bela. Of course, this doesn't include Me, Tricia, Dylan or Turtle. Whisper was smart enough to stay part of the wall. Turtle got caught by the Sophia the house cat tamer a number of times.

So we had dinner, quickly, and headed off to the game. It started at 7pm which in retrospect is a bad idea when every child's bed time is between 8 and 9. Dylan won the prize for longest at the game, so we had to buy him ice cream! (He's also the only child that has an addiction to Baseball)