We Went for a Bowl!

On Friday evening, we decided to get out of the house and take Nathan for his first game of bowling.  Although he is only a litle over 2 1/2 years of age, I felt like he could handle this family outing.  Chris, Nathan, and I went to the bowling alley in the Woodlands and met up with another family.

Nathan was eager to get started.  He put on his bowling shoes and picked out his ball.  I thought it was a little strange that the lightest ball that they had was 6 pounds.  It was a bit too heavy for Nathan, but he did give it his all at first.

Chris helped Nathan each time it was his turn.  Nathan would grab his ball, holding it in his arms like a baby, and run towards the lane.  He usually would turn to the right and attempt to throw the ball in a different lane down the alley.  Chris was prepared and re-directed Nathan each time to our lane. 

We had the bumpers up.  So, Nathan actually did fairly well.  His daddy did help to put some force behind the ball somewhat.  It would actually take several minutes for Nathan's ball to get down to the pins.  Eventually, I showed Nathan how to put the ball on the floor and then push it with his hands.  He seemed to go with that for a bit.

Then, Nathan became hungry and disinterested in the game.  While dining on some fine bowling alley cuisine, Nathan spotted the gameroom, and it was all over!  He wanted to go in there and stay in there.  So, I took him in at first. 

After a while, Nathan spent time in the gameroom with the other children who we were with.  They all gorged themselves on candy and fun while the adults bowled more games!  It was perfect, in that the gameroom was right across from us so that Chris and I could constantly watch Nathan the whole time. 

When it was time to go, Nathan did not want to leave, but everyone was tired from bowling and it being so late.  So, we returned our bowling gear and headed for home.  Overall, it was a fun time, but we probably will not be bowling with Nathan again until he is a little bit older!