Game On!

A few months ago, we re-started the Game Night tradition. Every Wednesday, Scott, Austin and I have a date at 7 o'clock and each week we take turns choosing what game we'll be playing. So far, we've played Parcheesi, Wii Bowling, Scooby Doo's Cyber Chase (Scott's pick), Yahtzee, dominoes, and tonight it was poker for the first time.

What makes me so excited about this is that it's FUN, really fun. It's no surprise how competitive my two boys are, which means game playing has not always been that fun, I'll tell ya. But Austin has really enjoyed learning these new games and he has become such a good sport, even encouraging me when I'm not doing so hot. And that feels awesome.

I'm writing this down to remind myself just how much I'm enjoying these Wednesday nights with my family, because sometimes, life gets busy and hectic. And sometimes we're just plain lazy. I know this has happened years before when one week, maybe we skipped Game Night because there was a school function or family event to attend and somehow we forgot the next week and the week after that. Or Austin was with his mom over a school break and when he came back, we just didn't pick it back up. That is one of the reasons I made Game Night on a Wednesday, so weekend plans didn't get in the way.

And also, it's great to get time with Austin after Harlie goes to bed. She gets so much attention throughout the day from Scott and I, and even at dinner, she's always putting on some kind of silly show, that conversations between the three of us often get interrupted. It's nice to spend quality time with him (while he still wants it) without food flying.