Bowling Night

Last Friday my sister-in-law Linsey was having her art show at BYU for her photography. So we thought we'd drive down to Provo and make an evening of it. We got to see Linsey's photography of India which was, of course, beautiful. Then we walked next door to the Wilk and took the kids bowling and let them play in the small arcade they had there. We actually got there and realized neither of us had brought cash for the arcade and had to break it to the kids that they couldn't play any of the games and would just be able to bowl. An older couple who were there with their grandkids handed us a twenty dollar bill and explained that they made a good living and knew that it was financially tight for young parents. They wouldn't let us refuse, but we were so grateful and the boys were happy to get to play. I hope to be able to do that for another family some day.

It was funny watching the kids bowl. Cruise either freezes in some strange position as he anticipates his ball to reach the pins, or he dances around, moving in front of the lanes to each side of ours (clearly in the way of other bowlers). Jett would walk all the way to the back of our little table and get a running start. Then he'd just sit as his ball rolled down the lane. And Miles just liked playing with the balls.

We stayed out way past their bedtime, but I guess you can do that every now and then.