Real bowling is not like on the Wii

Last weekend, Chris, the kids, and I went to a birthday bowling party for their friend, Nicholas, who was turning 5. And not just regular old bowling, but candlepin bowling - something neither Chris nor I had ever done. We were all looking forward to the experience!

Now, we have a Nintendo Wii and one of the games in the Wii Sports collection is bowling - 10 pin bowling. And the kids are good. I'm talking strikes and spares good. When our families were visiting for Thanksgiving, Bubba, Pap & Uncle Mike would crack up watching the kids flail their arms and end up with spares, while we tried desperately to get the right board position or curve to accomplish the same thing. So they felt prepared to bowl. Ready to get their hands on a real ball. Strikes and spares, here they come!

Yeah, right. Thank goodness for gutter bumpers! Even Chris and I needed them a few times! Here are a couple of shots of the kids bowling and with the birthday boy.