One day in mid January, when we were relieved of our grandma sitting duties for a few hours we decided to hit the bowling alley. It is not quite the same as Wii (by a long shot!) but it was still quite fun! Shellie watched on, taking pictures of her guys doing their stuff.
Steve just couldn't get the ball down the middle of the alley.
Perhaps he was throwing it TOO hard!
Jasen had a fantastic time, and thanks to Wii, he really understood the game!
And did I mention he has the absolute most unique style?!
Prestin slid in with some friends from Flipside, that just happened to be there, in the lane next to ours! Here (l to r) are John, Jackson, Brittany and Prestin.
Let's try a HEAVY ball!
And well, Deron beat us all in total pins! Unlike in Wii, his ball does go straight!
Steve just couldn't get the ball down the middle of the alley.
Perhaps he was throwing it TOO hard!Jasen had a fantastic time, and thanks to Wii, he really understood the game!And did I mention he has the absolute most unique style?!Prestin slid in with some friends from Flipside, that just happened to be there, in the lane next to ours! Here (l to r) are John, Jackson, Brittany and Prestin.Let's try a HEAVY ball!And well, Deron beat us all in total pins! Unlike in Wii, his ball does go straight!
While Shellie was doing the prep for the party, Steve fixed chocolate chip waffles. They were amazing! Not exactly healthy, but absolutely yummy!
Jasen even paused his battling on in Lord of the Rings online just to chow down on his waffle.
Jasen checking out Shellie's masterpiece of a birthday cake!
Jasen chose this spaghetti and meatball birthday cupcake cake.
The meatballs were Fererro Rochers and the sauce was strawberry jam.
Let the party begin!
Fruit, nuts, chips & salsa started us off.
The theme was Thai food, with a curry coconut beef as the main dish with spicy green beans/carrots and jasmine rice. Wow, it was as good as it sounds! And Jasen was very happy with his choice for the night! By the way, we had the little tables out to watch the BCS championship football game - Florida beat Oklahoma pretty solidly!
BUSTED... Grandma took a cupcake off the platter, with candle and all, and chowed down, long before it was time. We caught her in the very act! I suppose she just could not wait any longer! The rest of us had to wait another hour for Jasen to blow out the candles!
Pressie time!!!
Now on to the cake! Notice the flames on the cake.
A big blow took care of all the colorful flames.
Jasen was very pleased with his party!
Deron, hidden behind the cymbals and plexi-glass.
A portion of the night was focused on praying for each of the staff team. We had folks come up and surround them in prayer as we continued to press in in worship! Here's Jeff getting his soaking!
What sweet fruit of all those days alive! The boys doing their "tough" look... 
Shellie made Steve the most incredible edible cake. Coconut cream and condensed sweetened milk poured over a white cake and then frost with a whipped cream and coconut flakes. Outstanding!!!
The boys enjoyed some 
Jasen always makes these festivities exciting. He just ripped up the wrapping paper and was throwing it up in the air as confetti!
Shellie got a beautiful top and was very happy about it!
Enjoying the moments. Looking at a book on the viusal history of guns. 
Trying to hold him back from jumping on all the presents... By the way, Deron did survive this ordeal... :)
