Bowling

I'm not sure I've said much (or anything) about Jessie and bowling. This summer she decided she wanted to participate in a summer bowling league--mostly, I believe, because of playing Wii Bowling.

Anyway, the way the league worked is that she was assigned to a team. Each Saturday, she would go and warm up, and then bowl three games as part of the team, with coaches there to help teach her how to do better. She also received a card that allowed her to bowl two free games each day for practice. Plus, it turns out the bowling alleys had cards for the summer that we could get for the kids that gave each of them a free game every day. Of course, those free games didn't include shoe rental. So, we ended up buying Jessie and Brennan each their own bowling shoes.

Anyway, Jessie did a lot of bowling, and learned a lot. Her coach ended up giving her a used 6-pound ball. But before long she was preferring to use an 8-pound ball. The coaches frequently told us how well she was doing for her experience level. Anyway, Saturday was the end-of-season party for the league. As it turns out, Jessie's team came in first place. Here she is with her trophy:


But that's not all. Jessie also had the high series among girls with a handicap, gaining her another trophy:


We're very proud of her hard work. Next week she'll be able to start a new league. I don't understand exactly how it works, but depending on how well she does, she can win scholarship money. She's very excited about this. Since the 6-pound ball wasn't heavy enough for her anymore, we did also buy her an 8-pound ball. She's very excited to pick it up tomorrow after school (the shop needed time to drill the holes, which will are measured for her hand. I guess as she grows they'll fill in the current holes and redrill new ones).