Jungle Jim Time

Jungle Jim's is another place the kids love to go and I love that it's indoors because January is always such a dreary month.  This place allows us to "get out" without having to be outside!  We went with the cute Davis family!  Marley about had a melt down because I didn't have any cash and she wanted to play games to win tickets so she could get something at the prize counter.  Sometimes Marley can be such a pill!  But I do love her so much!!

What?

Marley kept talking about this "needle ball" thing and I had no clue what she was talking about until she showed me a picture.  Then I realized she meant pin cushion! She's so hilarious sometimes!!

Annual Cooke Family Bowling

Every year, for the past several years, Papa Jerry and Grandma Ruth host the Annual Cooke Family Bowling Party at Fat Cats bowling.  There are two big trophies: one for the adults and one for the kids.  If you win a big trophy, you get your named engraved on a plate that is placed one the trophy for all to see, are the bowling winner for that year and have the satisfaction of know you dominated everyone else in bowling!  For Christmas, Jerry and Ruth gave Kevin and this kids some shirts.  Marley's says "Thing 1"; Grace's says "Thing 2";  Hendrix's says "Thing 3"; and Kevin's says "Father of All Things".  So they decided to wear them to the bowling tournament.

When Marley was bowling, her ball took at least a couple of minutes to get to the pins.  I helped her bowl, but tried to let her do most of it herself!

Grace was more interested in eating than bowling!

It's hard to see, but that's Ethan Fowlks giving Marley some bowling tips!

Is Alyssa Fowlks' look one of frustration in not bowling well?

Isabelle Cooke goes by her own rules...bowling shoes refused and "granny" bowling a must!

"Thing 3" isn't have the best of times!

Papa Jerry won the big trophy for the adults and Aaron Fowlks won the big trophy for the 18 and under crowd.  Marley and Grace were happy with their participation medals!

Seth Bennett doesn't seem as satisfied with his participation medal...

This is where our time was up for bowling, as you can see, I'm someone you want on your bowling team! A 55 with only two frames left, that's a bowling pro! Ha ha!

Me (holding Hendrix), Kevin, and his sister Kristen and her hubby Guy.

Still not having a good time!!

The Family of Things

It's the Father with all his "things".  Papa Jerry and Grandma Ruth got these shirts for everyone this Christmas.

Going On a Bear Hunt...Totally Prepared!

Just before the Annual Cooke Family Bowling party, we went on a "bear hunt"!  A couple weeks ago, during one of Grace's gymnastic lessons, Grace's class went on a "bear hunt".  Since it was Grace's class, and Marley wasn't in school, poor Marley had to sit and watch as they went on a "bear hunt".  Of course Marley was dying to participate, so that why I downloaded the song so we could go on a "bear hunt" at home.  Grace went on the hunt well prepared and brought a flashlight, a flag, a wooden stick, and some papers.