Bowling for...fun?

Just back home. It's almost 9pm. On a SCHOOL night?

Yes. The Princess and I went out tonight. Dinner and a school activity. A hot dog cookout and bowling!

How cool is that?

It was a little disorganized for dinner but everyone ate. There was enough for all who attended.

The bowling? A blast!

I hadn't been bowling in AGES! Probably since before the kids were born. It was the Princess' first time ever. She enjoyed it immensely once they set the bumpers to automatically come up when it was her turn. That's right. I might be one of the only people who didn't know this. The technology is so sophisticated now that these bumpers could automatically be set so they come out for the younger players.

What was even better about the evening is that we WON something from the raffle. Last year we didn't win ONE SINGLE thing. This year? We won a gift card to Tar-jay! Woohoo! I'm going to let the Princess buy whatever she wants with that gift card.

And the highlight of the evening? When the teachers danced....The CHICKEN dance! They were able to grab some of the kids to dance with them. And one of those kids was the Princess! Her participation earned her an additional raffle ticket. Then they all danced the Macarena. The teachers and the kids. With us parents smiling and clapping along.

I'm sure the Princess will be fully tired tomorrow morning. But it was well worth it.