I had no idea that Varsity Bowling club had enough youth bowlers (YBC members) to hold an Awards Night Banquet! But they do. And what a banquet they put on. Self-serve.
After the buffet (a secret to any budget buffet is a good macaroni salad), the awards were handed out. ...side note - the banquet was held at the Scottish Cultural Centre - which i have no idea why? We didn't understand a lot that went on that night...
The awards were lined up on the table and believe me - they looked amazing! and i thought to myself "please please please let Chaplin win an award."
Chaplin got to climb the stairs onto the stage and receive his very first trophy.
And Laika got one!
And Leif got one!
Now what you all need to know - is these kids are just pure joy to watch.
As an example of how we normally see awards received: - On TV broadcast from Hollywood inside the Kodak Theatre, Colin Firth's name is read out as the winner of Male Actor in Leading Role. He rises from his seat, gracefully walks up the aisle, up the set of stairs and onto the stage - where he smiles as he is handed his Oscar. His career is validated in that moment.
However this is what we saw: - to our children, this bowling award is as important to them as that award was to Colin Firth - when they hear their name being called they do what their heart feels - So for Chaplin he half fell out of his chair (literally), and ran straight for the stage! He took the stairs two at a time and did a little leap jumpy move to land himself in front of the trophy, and with a smile bigger than on Christmas morning grabbed that trophy as if it would some how disappear if not held onto as tight as possible. And I clapped!!! This validated every Saturday morning trip over to the bowling club.
Look how happy he is! He kept asking me " this is very special isn't it mom?" Yes Chaplin it sure is. It says high score of 113 Chaplin Boyd
Then the awards were done, and the dance started. That's right - a dance! I strongly suggest to anyone organizing a bowling banquet to include an hour of dance at the end. And you don't even have to dim the lights for this age group. The music started and Chaplin reached over to Laika and sort of held her by the hand as he dragged her out to the dance floor. She would have NOTHING to do with this bold move. But to Chaplin - the dance had started and that is all business to him - you must dance - so dance he did.
Best dance move ever!
Chap stopped for 10 seconds and got his photo taken with his Coach Gail. She thinks he's adorable.
Dance a bit more, then the dance just turned into Chaplin running around chasing Laika.
AND here is the surprise ending to the dance. A big bold move by the owner of the bowling alley, Mr. Hayden does a solo dance to YMCA. I did not expect this - and this man's ability to dance just added more to the mystery of the unexpected banquet night.
Before we left, we thanked Mr. & Mrs. Hayden for putting on such a generously crafted banquet. It was a solid hit with Chaplin.
This is the fancy bottle of Muscato Adam and I had in celebration of him graduating (again).
Yes - we had already celebrated his graduating back in December - remember earlier blog....
But unknown at that time, Adam would have to take one more class in January to get his Minor. On Thursday last week, Adam got his final grades back: A+ !!! WOW.
