Wii

In an attempt to prime the kids for tomorrow's Tuesday Trip (without them knowing) we played a little Wii this afternoon. We started with Mario Kart. Though we haven't played in FOREVER, the kids have actually improved. A single race didn't take 30 minutes like it used to. Of the four races in a match, their best places...Mr. D came in 9th for one race, Little Miss A came in 5th for a race!!!! This is astounding since they were ALWAYS either 11th or 12th (last and second to last place) based on how the other twin played. Remarkable...and there were no arguments, a sad Mr. D (shocker, right?) about his performance, but that was it. Then we broke out baseball. Uncle K taught them how to play when he came to visit in the fall. (Have I mentioned how much I love you for that BTW?) This is seriously a no fighting, no tears game that the kids can totally play on their own. The cheers of "There's Mommy, Daddy, Aunt K, Cousin J or Uncle D" prompted us to make more Miis for our system. We now have all of our family members accounted for and some friends as well. I wonder if the Miis they made for themselves on their own systems look like the ones we made for them here? :) Can't wait to play again to see if we filled up 2 baseball teams and can avoid playing with "strangers" as the kids call them. :)

Did I mention the Wii might need to become a more regular occurrence. Now that it seems to be less frustrating for the kids, we may need to try family game night again. Aunt K already mentioned we need Wii Dance...bring it...that's my kind of game. After seeing the pics of the Florida fam playing for Father's Day, that's a definite!!! (Not to mention the fact that I think it would be HILARIOUS to watch Jamie.)