bowling with queens

Tonight our family we went bowling with Punk's Queen & Princesses. It was the highlight of Punk and Kooka's week. First of all, they are the coolest chicks ever - funny, smart and just a litte sarcastic. We always have a good time when we're with them. This is actually the second time weve gone bowling with royalty - and it usually goes something like this:

Everybody plays with the bumpers up. Queen Liz (a little competitive) starts the smack talk, "You're going DOWN Punk!" Punk flings the ball down the lane, everybody winces, because we're pretty sure he's gonna snap his bony little wrist. But after ricochetting off the bumpers 3 or 4 times, the ball usually hits the center pin and manages to knock down 8 or 9 in the process - sometimes even a spare. Princess folds her arms and tries to think of a strategy to beat him - but there is no strategy - he's so hopped up on root beer that he is litterally just flinging the ball off of his fingers.

Princess Kristen has a similar technique, but is disgustingly lucky. No matter what she does she manages to knock down almost everything. Today she almost wiped out, the ball zig-zagged across the lane and she still got a spare. Princess Jenna has geat form but cruddly luck. We know it's Jenna's turn just by the sound effects: Thud. Whirrrrrrrr. Klunk, klunk, klunk. "I suck at this."

I suck at this too. Aaron and Liz insist that I need to "pose" with my leg crossed behind me at the end of the throw - they claim it is the secret to their success. I try it and they both just laugh at me. I think they were hoping I'd wipe out.

Then Kooka is up. She sits at the end of the lane - yeah sits, either pretzel legged or on her knees. She takes the prettiest ball she can find and gives it a shove with all of the strength her little arms can muster. The ball takes about 15 seconds to hit the pins - it's only by the grace of God that it gets there at all. I think the princesses are actually standing behind her blowing hard to keep the stupid thing moving. And then (here is the beautiful part) that sloth-like ball barely taps the very center pin, and they all fall like a slow-motion cartoon. She gets a strike and two spares. She is the only one besides Aaron to break 100.