Monday, August 22, 2022

Birthday Bowling is Back!

After a couple year COVID hiatus, we were back in action with our annual birthday bowling bash held on Saturday, 4 June. This year, we were at yet another new-to-our-party bowling alley, opting for Ben Lomond Lanes on Washington after shopping around for best prices and availability. It worked out perfect! We had five lanes at one end for our group, one of which was all the "big" cousins (that was a hoot!). Plenty of fun was had by all.


Bowling cousins!






Birthday bowling boy in action.

Mags and Mugs in matching shoes.

My mom got the W from our lane.

Pretty close in the kids lane, but Sam squeaked out the win
over Cal.

Go Scott! Utter domination.

When Maggie arrived she was tired and groggy
from a car nap on the way down. She wasn't at all
interested in bowling on her turn, but she was
an excellent and exuberant cheerleader for everyone else.
Then, with only a few frames left to bowl, she decided to give
it a try. And she was hooked!

Spare!!

So excited!

This was the highest scoring lane of the bunch. And Nate
turned out to be the highest scoring player of our entire group.

Phew! Gregg just beat Suls by a point!

After bowling, we all came back to Eden for dinner and cake. We made pulled pork and Italian Beef sandwiches and everyone pitched in with salads and sides to share. It was a delicious feast! The weather turned a little gusty right at cake time, so we had to move inside for Gregg's carrot cake (made by the birthday boy!) and Cal's pizza cake (decorated by the birthday girl!). A sweet ending to a fun afternoon!

Whoever brought the cheetos was everyone's favorite person.

Presents from Grandma and Grandpa E.
She wanted a plain white sketch book and Gma didn't even
know that!

Such a cute dress!

Yummy Trader Joe's treats from Heather and Scott.

Cake time!

Song time!

Birthday time!

 

Thirty-Nine and Lookin' Fine

It's birthday time for Gregg! We made him waffles and sausage and strawberry milk for breakfast and also made him open his presents right then.




 A life jacket (actually two) so we can try out
the kayak we got for Christmas!


A little portable grill to replace the one we've had for over a decade
and has pretty much worn out.

After lunch and after Gregg put in a half day of work, we headed out to try out the new life jackets (and give the kayak its maiden voyage).


So happy to see the lake covering almost all of the old road this year!

Pump, pump, pump.


And she floats!

While we took turns, the people on shore picked dyers
woad - like no dyers woad I've ever picked!

They were growing in the water and were
super easy to pull out . . . and super ginormous!




Later, we headed up to Brigham City to play a round of disc golf at a course only Gregg had tried before. It was a lovely little park with lots of trees (and lots of cotton floating around!). After disc golf, we were ready for dinner, and where else would we eat when we're in the Brigham City vicinity? Why, Call's Family Drive-In, of course. If you're surprised by this answer, don't worry, you're not the only one. If not, then here's a little back story: you see, my family has long been fans of a drive-in practically next door to Call's called Maddox. In our minds, there is no other dining option along Fruit Way. But Gregg has always been curious about the smaller, though still plenty-busy diner a little further north. And what better day to try it out than on his birthday. Verdict: it was good! We got burgers and chicken strips and rootbeer floats and everything was tasty. Was it Maddox? Nope. But it was good! This is why I like having Gregg around . . . to push me out of my comfort zone and try something new.





Birthday Date for Cal

Starting the month off with a bang, Cal got to have her birthday date with Grandma and Grandpa Blanchard on the 1st since they were going to be out of town around her birthday. This year, Callie chose to go swimming, eat at Burrito Grande, and then had a bonus shopping spree at Hobby Lobby (to spend her gift card that she got as a gift). What a fun day for our big girl!


A junior ranger patch to go on her
vest she made with grandma earlier this year!




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