Yes, it took me two full months to process 6 pictures and upload 1 video. What can I say? January and February are brutal for accountants. Throw in about 8 family birthdays, two big birthday parties, a bridal show, a bridal shower, a trip to Virginia and more sick people than an emergency room can hold and all of a sudden, you’re understanding why it took 2 months to edit 6 pictures and upload 1 video. 🙂

Anyway…enough with the excuses.

The bowling alley that hosts Ian’s Saturday morning league ran a New Year’s Eve special where you got 2 and a half hours of moonlight bowling, a large pizza and pitcher of pop for 4 people at a really great price. We picked the noon to 2:30pm time slot and reserved two lanes for our party. Mike, Ian, Matthew and I bowled on one lane. Mom, Dad, Rachel and Nick bowled on the second lane. We had sooooo much fun.

This bowling experience marked the first time Matthew has ever bowled.

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It was kind of a disaster.

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He was interested for all of about 2 frames and then completely lost interest.

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He even attempted to chase his ball down the lane. LOL

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Thankfully, he was pretty happy to run around and eat while the rest of us bowled.

Ian had a great time and successfully picked up this spare:

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They eventually turned the black lights on and the music up for a fun family-style New Year’s Eve party.

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We even did a countdown at 2pm and blew noisemakers to welcome 2011! I hope we can make this an annual event!