New Year's Eve Bowling

On December 31st Alexander reminded me that we never used the free bowling passes that he had won during the library's summer reading program. They were expiring that very day! I had planned to do laundry in the afternoon, but we decided to go bowling instead.

Charlotte and Alexander had both done Wii bowling, but had never even held a real bowling ball before. Fortunately the Presidio Bowling Center has bumper bowling.

Charlotte earned a strike and a spare and reached a total of 96 points! Alexander wasn't able to give the ball enough power to knock down more than a few pins at a time, but he had a great time anyway.

They have already asked when we can go bowling again!

Lean on an Eqyptian

This year our school has a dance teacher as part of the VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) program. She worked with Charlotte's class for 10 weeks in the first semester, and will work with Alexander's class for 10 weeks in the second semester.

Before Christmas the parents were invited to watch as the children performed the dances that they learned. They were far from polished performances, as they only had ten practices during which to learn the dance steps and choreography. Even so, they learned some dances, performed in front of a large audience, and had lots of fun!

First dance: "Lean on Me"

Second dance: "Walk like an Eqyptian"