Our New Year’s plans included our church this year. They rented the entire bowling alley about 2 miles from our house. Team Walz and the Van Liew Zoo RSVP’d and off we went!
Both James & Phil have a lot of league bowling experience and were left with the task of helping the girls bowl. Denise and I were on photo and snack duty. And that’s the way we like it!
The kids really enjoyed the bowling and were quite independent with it after a while.
Keith was also in on the action, but I didn’t get any shots of him with the ball… just one in his cheek!!
And as you can see, the scoring was all over the board (no pun intended)
James ended with 215, Kate had 23 (pretty darn good for a 5 year old!), and in the middle of the game Chloe was up to 1!!
Half way through the evening, our Pastor Mark Driscoll showed up with his family. That was a treat as we rarely get to see him off camera being the north end campus.
Mark was very cool & approachable, even in the midst of all the people. As I was walking Keith around the alley, we ran into him and 2 of his kiddos at the ice-cream vending machine. He asked if he could buy Keith a cone. What a sweet gesture! Keith picked a Sponge Bob Square Pants cone. I was a little embarrassed until I saw that both his kids had the same thing!
After the festivities at the bowling alley, we all headed back to the Walz abode for a family sleepover!
The kids went to sleep soon after getting there. The adults all cuddled up on the couch – champagne in hand – and watched movies. First up, Valley Girl, from the 80’s! We were all quoted it left and right. Then we watched The Proposal, a newer Sandra Bullock flick. After going to bed at 2:30am, everyone woke up to James’ waffles. Denise and I were the exception – we had one of our favorite things… lox and bagel!
It was a GREAT kickoff to a new year. Phil and I are hoping for a more lucrative year – spiritually, financially and relationally.
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