Playing Games with Kids

I'd completely forgotten how much fun it can be to play games with kids.  I mean, we've played a lot of board games lately.  We've played a number of card games too.  It's been a while since we'd played any video games together.  I forgot how much I missed it.

Yesterday we pulled out our Wii Fit Plus again.  We used to use it all the time.  My older son's favorite game was the one with the penguins.  My daughter likes the hula hoop.  We used to play together to see who could get the highest score.  It was one of those things we used to play that was actually good for us.  While the game focuses most on balance, it certainly does make for a lot of fun.  We all laugh a lot as we watch each other play the games miserably!  I think the kids are actually better at this than we are!

After that we switched over to Sports Resort.  The two boys were asleep, so my partner played 100 pin bowling with my daughter, then they did some sword fighting.  Again, it's something active that we could all play together.  It was a nice day, so we could have spent it outside, but there was way too much to do around the house, so we opted to stay in.

I'm just glad we're having more opportunities to do something as a family.  It's nice to be able to enjoy our time with the kids.  Not enough families take the time to enjoy some time together.