The Chisholm's Trail: January 2011

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Bowling, Bowling, Bowling...

First I haven't announced the birth of our new Niece!
My cousin Mike and Mary had their first daughter Madelyn a week before Christmas!
I didn't take too many good pics so here she is the day after she was born...

And on her 2 week birthday!

Brandon Loves Uncle Mike and Aunt Mary and was very excited for Maddie to be born.

After we celebrated Christmas with my Aunt/Uncle/Cousins/my parents on New years eve
We went out to do B's favorite pastime Bowling.

This is something he talks about EVERY day...
So I asked Aunt Teresa/Uncle Tim/Olivia to hang out that evening and Aunt Teresa
came up with the great idea to go bowling.
We ended up doing "regular" bowling, not duck pin.
This was Olivia's first time bowling, and B's first time at "regular" bowling.

Shot of the official first game scores (with bumpers)

We started with a Ramp but B refused to use it.
Olivia had very good success with it though.

The Wiskman Family bowling.

The Chisholm Men

After we went to dinner and got icecream at the end.
The restaurant had on Dora so the kids were perfect angels.
Below is the aftermath of the dessert.

Got home at 8-8:30?
B went to bed and Kenn and I watched Tombstone and the ball drop at midnight.
I do have to say this is prob the first year i was excited to have over.
2011 WILL be my year...

Our budding Artist

we've noticed in the last couple of months that B has greatly improved his drawing skills.
He started coming home from school with pictures of "silly faces"
Heads with eyes, nose, mouth, hair.
We were really impressed.

Then he drew a "self portrait" at school
(below)

So we decided to put a easel on his Christmas list.
So Nan and Pop purchased it for him and ever since I put it up he's been on it.
Every day he's used it to paint and draw.
So i figured i'd take some pictures to show you his art work.
(These are all from last monday and the first day he painted)