Thanks to CustomInk for partnering with us to make today’s post possible. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. 

Contest!

Before I tell you about our recent family bonding experience, I want to alert you to an awesome contest that is ending really soon! Be sure to check out the CustomInk T-shirts and Genes: Family Reunion Contest. This contest is meant to celebrate the importance of gathering gnerations together to strengthen family times. One special family will have the opportunity to make their upcoming reunion unforgettable!

To enter, simply submit a photo of yourself and at least 3 of your family members with a brief photo caption that details how you would use $1,500 from CustomInk to help unite your family this year. This is all happening on facebook and is open to U.S. residents over the age of 18. The contest ends Thursday, so hustle on over and get entered!

How We Rolled This Weekend

This past weekend we decided to do a fun family bonding event, complete with t-shirts we designed just for our family (we refer to ourselves as The House of M, as my husband and I have different last names, but they both start with M). Check out the fun family crest I was able to make in under 15 minutes using the CustomInk Design Lab!

Each family member has one of the quadrants in the crest. The hashtag represents my online work (#obviously), the compass represents my husband’s mapping skills, and the bunny and the dog represent the best lovies (and possibly spirit animals) of our two girls. Everyone in the family thought the shirts were rad. Time to show them off!

So where might a family go when rocking these amazing shirts? To the bowling alley, of course! We have one within walking distance of our home that is totally swanky (designed for the hipster crowd, no doubt…and it doesn’t get much more hipster than having your own family crest!).

Did you know kids can get these awesome ramps when they bowl to help increase momentum? AND they can have bumpers, too? We still bowled terrible numbers, but man these accessories were fun!

This was the first time bowling for both girls, so it did not occur to Darah that bowling cheerleaders weren’t actually a thing. She spent a lot of time composing cheers for each member of The House of M. It was so stinkin’ cute. When she wasn’t doing that, she was relaxing on these leather sofas. Why relax on the sofa cushion when you can just rest on the top? #kids. 

Told you it was so hip it hurts…

Yours truly bowled the only strike of the whole game (yes, with the bumpers in place! Ack!). I celebrated with a victory dance, naturally.

We enjoyed a fun lunch right there on our sofas while we bowled. It was so much fun, and I think we looked fabulous while we bowled. The girls both asked when we could go again, and I think we’ll be headed back out that way, especially since we already have league shirts now! 😉

Your Crest

Friends, I would so love to hear what a family crest might look like for you. Some families are legitimately fancy and already have one (likely sans-hashtag). The rest of us can simply make our own! What would be your symbol in a family crest? Let me hear about it in the comments!