Bowling Night!

Tonight we enjoyed fun times with Matt's new co-workers. It was their annual bowling night event which provided a great time of building comradarie and friendships outside of the work environment.

We brought Jay with us passing him back and forth as our "turn" came up. It was Jay's first time in a bowling alley and it took him a bit to get used to the fun music, the loud cheers for strikes and spares, and lots of pins and bowling balls colliding. That plus the fact that Mom dressed him too warmly. Once I took off his sweater and let him hang out in his t-shirt onesie and have a drink of water to cool off he came alive with lots of smiles and play. By the end of the night he was yelling with the rest of them. We'd cheer, then he'd cheer. So fun!

Matt posing for the camera before bowling a strike

Matt in action

Photos below: Jay enjoying a drink of water from the water bottle. He LOVED it - he was like a bird - open mouth waiting for another drink. He likes to stick his tongue into the opening and have the water touch his tongue first before I gently poured some water into his mouth. One time he stuck his tongue in and he sealed his lips around the outside and "sucked" it to see if it would give him more water.

Jay and me (Mom Mindy) enjoying the evening

Below: Jay enjoying interacting with some of Matt's co-workers. Jay likes to point at things now as evidenced by the first photo below. She'd tickle him and he'd react with smiles or a sly look. Others enjoyed playing peek-a-boo and coaxing him into smiles while he sat on my lap.

As you can see, all in all it was a very fun evening. Certainly not our "ordinary" Wednesday night activity and what a nice enjoyable change-up it was for us. Thanks PCRG!!!