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How To Entertain Your Kids When The Weather's Too Crappy to go To the Pool (Third Edition)

We woke to a gloomy forecast yesterday and staying cooped up in the house with two restless siblings hell bent on annoying each other was not my idea of fun.  So we loaded up and headed to Splitz for a little afternoon bowling, naturally! Because if there's two things that will distract your kids for a few hours, it's ugly shoes and shiny balls!

Hayden had no trouble figuring the game out (see, all those hours of Wii Bowling were time well spent!)  He definitely wins as the Most Enthusiastic Bowler Award, doing a crazy little hopping dance after every ball.

And then there was Riely, with the ever-popular between-the-legs-roll technique (the butt crack reveal is optional on this one!)

Since the ball took about 3 minutes to reach the end of the alley, she had plenty of time to carefully guide it with wild hand gestures and yelling.  It was a technique that proved effective, considering she ended up beating both Hayden & me.

 

Then we discovered the "ramp," from which Riely could launch her balls, giving them a bit more speed down the alley.  Hayden offered up plenty of strategic tips (and was a darn good ball carrier for his little sis.)

This was the first time either kiddo had hit the lanes and I must say they are both naturals.  Which is surprising, considering this is the spastic, flailing form they had to emulate:

At least the hair has plenty of volume, right?  Which only proves to reiterate my general philosophy on sports:  It's not how you play the game, it's how good your hair looks while doing it.

Happy Wednesday, my friends!

A Case of the Mondays (on Tuesday).

When you spend a weekend doing the typical lazy summer things, it sure makes it hard to face Monday. We packed our weekend with plenty of fun things, like making a stop for our favorite milkshakes (Chick-Fil-A Handspun Vanilla):

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Of course, we also made a trip to the community pool to beat the heat, and later I got a date with this hot boy (the second in as many weeks - I'm getting spoiled!)

Sunday was another laid-back day, hanging in the backyard and staying cool in the sprinkler:

(Yes, it looks like it's going to rain, but the boys still couldn't resist a running sprinkler.)

Riely opted to avoid the water and draw ponies instead:

 And we wrapped up the day with a dinner off the grill (brats, potato salad and veggies!)

 

And since the weekend was pretty much all-play-and-no-work, Monday meant facing all the things that were avoided in the weekend revelry.  Don't you hate days that force you to be a grown-up?  Hayden summed it up pretty well last night when he announced, "I want to be a kid forever!  Grown ups don't ever get to play with toys or video games and all they do is work!"  And I kind of have to agree. So here's hoping this grown-up can fit in some playtime today...and you should do the same, my friends. Happy Tuesday!

P.S.  Forgot to mention that I am the guest designer this week over at Create Well...Create Often. Go check out this inspirational spot, and thanks, Jen, for the opportunity to be featured!