Birthday Bowling Bash for Atticus

What a rough week for Atticus!  First of all, he was sick on his birthday, and his bowling party kept being rescheduled.  FINALLY, he was able to party with the best of them last night at Stars & Strikes.  What a great place!  We bowled on the upgraded side with couches, music and black lights.  It really was quite the party scene.  Parker was mesmerized by all the games and lights and, for the most part, felt a strong need to stand guard over the balls.  It made it much easier for Jared and I to keep up with him.

 Atticus's had a fun night.  He did a great job bowling with a little help from his mom and dad and was SO sad to leave despite the fact that we were on our way to get pizza!

 Just the boys - all of our boys had a blast, and nearly all of them were cranky and hungry by the end of our one game.  Everyone was delighted to head to Mellow Mushroom.

 It's hard to get a good group shot with this wild crew!

 Eli had a great night as well.  He wins the prize for easiest to keep up with on this night.  He had some great bowls and was more excited than Atticus about his new DS games.

Sweet Ollie - you had to keep an eye on this wild man.  If he wasn't in Mom or Dad's arms, he was busy roaming the ally.  At the very end of it all, he was exhausted and ready to do some eating.

 This boy was worn out by the fun of it all.  He loved standing guard over the balls and watching others bowl.  Occasionally, he ran off with Jared in hot pursuit.

Look at all of these serious bowlers.  You might be thinking, who won the game.  Well, if I had, I'd say me, but since I didn't, I'll just say that we all won.  :)

 Nikki was very excited after her 3rd strike in a row.  They call that a Turkey. (This hint may help you figure out who won the game)

 Nikki doing the turkey dance above, and Jared looking a bit disappointed below because he missed a turkey by 4 pins.