BOWLING!

Ricardo wanted to do something special with the kids yesterday afternoon so he suggested we all go bowling together. It was such a blast! Diego couldn't contain his excitement when we told him where we were going and was in complete amazement when we entered the bowling alley, as was Alexia. They were super excited to put on the special shoes (so sweet that they had their sizes!) and get to the game. Their balls were size xxsmall, but they were still quite heavy for their age. Diego was able to pick it up and carry it, but Alexia needed help. They raised the bumpers on the lanes so the balls wouldn't go straight to the gutters and they even had a metal ramp that we put in front of the lane on Alexia's turns so she could roll the ball down. Diego was on cloud nine the entire time we were there and probably could have kept playing for another three hours. We ordered dinner there and ate between turns and just had a really special evening!

Baby bump at 27 weeks!

I loved the stance they took to watch the ball! They stood like this almost every time a bowl was rolled. The metal thing in front of Alexia is her little ramp. Check out Alexia's shoes!

Waiting for their ball to come up.

A self-timer family shot

Ricardo returned home from London a week from Friday and the kids were soooooo happy to have him home! They sat with him under the blanket for a really long time, just cuddling up and enjoying being next to him.