2013-09-01

Playing with the new Wii-U. Look Mom, I don't even have to look at the TV to play games!

2013-08-02

"Showing Nana" how to play a game on her phone (probably Candy Crush). He'll be too big to sit in her lap soon!

2012-08-18

So, this happened in my dining room tonight.  :-) I gave this chess set to DH for Christmas for either our first or second Christmas. I never dreamed when I bought it that I would one day watch him play chess with our 7 year old son.

2012-07-31

Luke loves playing Monopoly. Needless to say, this Star Wars version is his favorite. He can do change from up to about $200 in his head. After that, he can still do it, he just needs a piece of paper. He thinks we're playing a game, and I know we're sneaking in math and reading. Win win! And he did win; he beat me fair and square.

2012-07-12

This was our "experiment" of the day: Balloon Ping-Pong. The original pin from Pinterest used paint stirrers, which I didn't have, so I used paper towel tubes instead. Now that we've used them, I do think they paint stirrers would be better, but Luke still had a blast with these.

2012-07-10

Uncle Jacob sent this puzzle to my new puzzle junkie. Thank you!

2012-07-04

We spent our holiday (and our 14th wedding anniversary) playing cards. Sounds pretty American to me! LOL

2012-01-14

Finally playing with one of my Christmas gifts tonight. We had an absolute blast on LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, and this one is proving to be just as fun! If it weren't for the Traveler's Tales LEGO games, I'm not sure I would play any games at all. DH and I play together after Luke goes to bed. Luke does play the Star Wars LEGO games, but he's not allowed to play the Harry Potter ones until he reads the books. I know, I'm such a mean mom!

September 2009 Mosaic

Click to biggify. Created using Big Huge Labs Mosaic Maker.

September was an incredibly stressful month! But we also got lots of stuff done, and some fun stuff in there as well. Three-fourths done with Project 365.


Cleo is our box-a-holic kitty. She tried really hard to pack herself off to Texas or North Carolina.


Naturally, once we decided to put the house on the market, things got wild. Most of Atlanta tried to flood, and DH and I freaked out when we heard this earth-shaking thud late one night. He was convinced something hit the house, but I thought it was something hitting the ground. Thankfully, I was right; this giant limb fell out of our neighbor's tree and landed in his yard, somehow missing his deck.


Playing the Wii is so tiring! LOL


To get ready to put the house on the market and move, we've been doing all sorts of cleaning up and cleaning out. I emptied 5 out of 6 of the drawers in this dresser. They are now full of things I am more likely to wear instead of clothes from high school.


And last but not least, a photo of what will be our new home, unless something strange happens at the last minute to cause things to fall through. We are very excited! We close at the end of next month.

2009-09-05

Playing Candy Land with Daddy. We've tried him on various board games in the past, but he just was not interested until the last few weeks. This game is definitely too easy for him (as opposed to something a little more challenging, like Chutes and Ladders), but I think it is good for him to practice learning and following the rules.

2009-08-22

I think my parents bought these for Luke a few years ago. We've tried him with them sporadically since then, but not in the last year or so. He just got so frustrated that it wasn't worth it. For some reason, he pulled them out tonight, and other than a few corrections of "those don't fit together, try again" he did it entirely by himself. Go Luke!

2009-07-26

They were so funny today, staring so intently at MarioKart as they played this afternoon.

2009-04-18

DH was determined to get this game for us. Not sure why, but whatever makes him happy. So, we are now the owners of Dance Dance Revolution Disney Grooves with two pads. I was afraid that it would be hard for Luke, but he caught on eventually, faster than I expected really. His problem is waiting for the "arrows" to get to the top; he wants to step on the pad as soon as he sees them pop up at the bottom. Still, he seemed to have fun.

2009-03-29

Oh dear, what have we done?

2009-03-18

I was trying to get him in silhouette against the television. I think he looks so adorable holding that huge guitar. Didn't quite achieve what I wanted, but these are the only pictures I took for today (I took about 5 of them; this one came out best), so it will have to do.

2009-02-22

Look carefully at the hands using the keyboard. What do you notice? LOL I looked over there while they were playing and did a double-take; my brain just couldn't quite process what I was seeing. It seems Luke cannot play the Star Wars online game (not sure which one) by himself. He wants to do all of the attack moves, but he can't coordinate that with the positioning movies (up, down, left, right). So DH "drives" while Luke attacks, each using one hand on the keyboard. Ah, father-son bonding time.

2009-02-08

My new favorite boy band! LOL We don't have the drum set yet (still deciding how to do it), and Luke decided today that he wanted to play guitar. DH figured it would boo him off stage pretty quickly, and he'd drop it. We put Guitar Hero on Beginner (where you just have to strum at the right time; no color keys involved), let him play bass, and off they went. He never once got booed off stage. He scored 55% on one song and 65% on the other. I think his longest consecutive note streak was 17. But still! He was *so* proud of himself, and he just looked so darn cute. (Note the new Batman pajamas, which he also loves. They're size 8, and they fit way better than they should. The size 6 ones were clearing his ankles by 3-4 inches!)

2009-01-28

What is a trip to the mall without a visit to the game store? Note Kitty tucked in the front of his jacket. Can't possibly use two hands on the controller *and* be expected to hold Kitty at the same time. And yes, we do have a Wii at home, but not this particular game. Plus, that's not really the reason he insists on going to the game store. They were running a demo of The Force Unleashed on the PS3 for a while, which he *loved.* The demo parts they had were okay for him to play (not ideal, but tolerable), but the full game is not. They haven't had it running the last few visits, so he's had to settle for the Wii game.

2009-01-19

Jammin' Nana! If you had told me before Christmas that my mother would beg to come to our house and play Guitar Hero, I would probably have laughed in your face. Keep in mind, my parents live 5-6 hours away. It is not something I ever could have predicted, but I am so glad we finally have a Wii game that she truly enjoys.