New years Day arrived and I was determined to find something that we could go and do as a family. We were not going to sit and watch movies all day again if I had anything to do about it. The problem is poor Keyan. Everything that we came up with, she could not do. We thought about sledding, but Keyan suffers from hypothermia so that was out of the question. Next we thought about ice skating but not only is it cold, but I am not sure how she could balance on skates with her nine pound backpack on so that was out. We love going to the movies but I was NOT going to just sit...these kids needed to get some energy out! We couldn't go to the aquatic center or to the indoor water park, because Keyan has to be attached to both of her pumps for 24 hours a day and obviously, they are not waterproof. I was so frustrated. Was our entire family going to be paralysed by Keyans medical complications? We had to figure something out. Than, Paul mentioned bowling....I challenged him to find a non-smoking lane, he actually was able to do it, and so we all went BOWLING!!!! It was the first time that the girls gave it a try and Jamahl has done it one other time. We all made it up to the counter and measured our feet in order to get our "fancy" shoes. We found our lane, ordered munchies and drinks, Daddy found us all balls and got our information into the computer, and we finally started our game. The kids all had a great time and kept saying, "this is the best day ever!" (Jamahl was quick to point out that they had said that about our party the night before!) It only took us 2 hours to play 1 game!!! I was thrilled that we had found something that all of us could do and do it safely. We may have found our new winter family outing! Either that, or we need to move somewhere warmer. Anyone else have any other ideas of what we could do with the limitations that we have?
Saturday, January 2, 2010
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There is "Big Bounce" in Holland. In GR there is "The Children's Museum".
You might check with the new "Boys and Girls Club" in Holland, over on the corner of Riley Street & Butternut.
Park Township & Holland have websites with all kinds of activities on them.
Check with Amy Miller at Flex Gym. She goes to RidgePoint and is on FB too. She is super nice and she might have more ideas. Her 2 daughters are very involved in Gymnastics.
Put together a scavenger hunt of things they can find just looking in windows. Then head downtown or to the mall. Take care! Your children are beautiful! Daylene (Joseph and the Amazing....) :D
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