Our Family of Six: January 17 - 23, 2026: Bowling! and Other Moments

January 17-23:

January 17 - Saturday:

We took the kids bowling! It was such a fun time! We all had a blast.

Each person had their own way of bowling...

I loved how Kira put her arm around Sofie as they watched the ball roll down the lane.

We cheered each other on and it was a great time.

Kira and Sofie got so many spares! I got one strike and after 5 gutter balls in a row...I asked them to put the bumpers on for my turn!! 😂 Kira got the most points - 110. Then Sofie and I tied at 89. Then Nels 77, Noah 74 and Isak 70. Isak didn't have bumpers on until half the game was over. So he did really well considering no bumpers!

Yay! Family time!

We splurged and added on a few more things to do. We did laser tag and that was so fun! It was my first time doing it. And I loved it. We did boys against girls. The boys won. But we all had fun.

Then bumper cars:

Then we waited for anther game of laser tag.

Other people were doing it. So our family competed against their family. We lost by a lot. But it was fun.

Then we went rollerskating! I was pretty nervous about doing the rollerskating. But the kids did great. And Noah definitely surprised me!

It was a good place to learn because there was a short wall you could maneuver along. Nels and I took turns helping Noah along. It was his first time doing it. When he got comfortable, I suggested we try to go to the other side of the wall without holding on to anything. It was a short distance, and he did it. Then he kept trying to skate without holding on to anything. Soon he was getting the hang of it without any help!! Yay!

Isak and Kira remembered how to skate, from when they learned in Illinois in first grade. So that was nice!

And Sofie had learned how last year when she got skates for her birthday. And she did great too.

Cute Kira skated around too.

Then we all played one last game of laser tag.

And did the virtual rollercoaster and

laser maze.

So fun!! Then we got Costco pizza and Sonic slushes for a late lunch.

January 18 - Sunday:

Isak is responsible for bringing the bread for Sacrament on Sundays. He did a good job. Then he forgot his scriptures in the chapel. We had to wait for the next ward to finish before he could grab them. While we waited, we read scriptures as a family, and ate bread. :)

The boys made snacks and we played 5 Crowns again.

Cozy Kira doing her theory at piano lessons.

Sofie made this STEM kit fan with a little (or maybe a lot) of help from Nels. It turned out cute Sofie!!

I've been drilling with a friend at an indoor pickleball court. It's been so fun to work on drops and different shots.

January 20 - Tuesday

Nels's first day at Gibson Guitars! He did great and they gave him shirts and a jacket. He was pumped. Other than the commute, Nels feels like he will really enjoy this job. Yay!!

Here's his office with four guitars on the wall. He's encouraged to play in his office often!

He looks good!!

Sweet Sofie with all of her pandas.

Noah built this with the keva planks.

My new pickleball paddle came! It's an awesome paddle and I love it. It's purple. As the kids say, I'm in my purple era. :)

The weather was predicting snow and ice. So I went to Costco and splurged on some yummy food. I got the chicken alfredo, chocolate chip muffins and chocolate beignets. Comfort food for during the storm.