Going to Phoenix

Friday morning we woke up, packed the van and took off for Phoenix. Gary's funeral was at 3 pm so we had to get going. We made it in plenty of time to check in to the hotel, change our clothes and get to the funeral home.

It was a nice service where people were invited to tell stories and share their memories of Gary. It was fun to hear the hilarious stories of him. It was nice. Then we went to the Church for dinner. The women were so nice to put it together for us. 

Saturday morning we let the kids watch tv for a bit before eating breakfast at the hotel. At one point, Bryan handed the controller to Ethan. Ethan was thrilled!!

Then we went to Leigh Ann's house to hang out and wait for the bowling alley to open. Then we all went and had fun!

Ethan was having a bad game and was starting to get upset with himself.  He had a split and Bryan told him that if Ethan could knock down the remaining pins, Bryan would give him $5.00.  Ethan is a sucker for money so....he knocked down the remaining pins!

Courtney asked if she could get the same deal but was unable to knock down the pins.  Here is what she looked like when Bryan gave her a "pity dollar."

A little bit later, Ethan had another split and Bryan said, "I will give you another $5 if you knock all the pins down."  Ethan took that challenge and...knocked the pins down again.

This was Bryan's reaction:

The money was just burning a hole in Ethan's pocket and there was a snack bar, so Bryan took him up and bought Courtney lunch and Ethan bought loaded cheese fries to share with everyone.

We had a fun time bowling!