Playing Around

Grandma and Grandpa were in charge of grandkids today while Mom and Dad were at work.  It was a difficult job, but I rose to the task.  (Duane was not feeling well today.)

First kids made breakfast for us, then we had a game of Empty the Dishwasher.  Judah won by getting the silverware put away before Maddy's glasses and cups and Simon's plates and serving bowls.  

After a few games of Mysterium (see Symplicity blog) and a card game called Sevens, we had a new game called Show Grandma The New Buckeye Trees You Got For Christmas. (Grandma makes up such fun games!)

  The trees seemed to be doing well.

While we were out we had a few games of Hoops.  

The boys were better than the girls, but then I only ever played HORSE before, and wasn't very good at that!

After lunch parents returned home from work in time to ok a bit of 4-wheeler racing.  We switched machines and drivers among two four-wheelers and the Mule.  After a few times around the house behind Maddy, I rode with Simon in the Mule then played a game of Try To Ditch Maddy with Judah as my driver.  

Our last outside game was Sword Fighting.
A hit from the red edge of the sword on the breastplate or a stab to the red circle is fatal.  After several fatalities, I decided that I was outmatched and gave up the ghost for good.

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Maddy Two Swords took on the boys and held her own.

In the evening Benji and Rachel took Judah to act as ball boy at a basketball game.  Gramps and I took the other two to Bob Evans for supper, passing through the beautifully lit downtown, still dressed for the holidays.

Back home we played Mysterium (Maddy's favorite game) and Sevens (Simon's favorite) before settling in for a movie.

Tomorrow,  we're split between two families again.

Louise and Duane