I love the games that Lex and Eve have been playing lately.\u00a0 We play lots of board games, of course, but recently they’ve started making up their own games.\u00a0 The other day they invented “net tag” (which I would have called “blanket tag”).\u00a0 The game involves them running around upstairs and “tagging” each other with their baby blankets.\u00a0 There are complex rules that Lex explained to me, but honestly I don’t remember any of them.\u00a0 What I do know is that it keeps them busy, and active, and upstairs, for a good long time!\u00a0 Today they were playing “garbage truck” which involves each of them getting a pile of cardboard cards (that came with the toy garbage truck at Christmas) and then running back and forth between the living room and kitchen.\u00a0 Again, lots of complex rules about safety spots and whatnot.\u00a0 I noticed that on each trip into the living room they would tuck one of their cards under the end table.\u00a0 Perhaps the winner is the first out of cards?\u00a0 I’m not sure.\u00a0 Actually, I’m not sure there even is a winner to these games.\u00a0 It makes me happy to see them playing so nicely together and having so much fun.<\/p>\n
Honestly though the “playing nicely together” is hit or miss.\u00a0 They seem to spend as much time fighting (shrieking, yelling, running) as they do playing.\u00a0 Sometimes I’m not even sure if they are fighting or playing!\u00a0 Yesterday Eve came shrieking in to me and started crying about something, with Lex right on her heels.\u00a0 I found myself saying, “I’m done getting involved!\u00a0 You two can either play nicely together like siblings, or fight like… well, like siblings <insert giggle as I’m trying to stay serious> Either way, I’m done!”\u00a0 The both paused, then Lex said “Hey Eve, want to go play net tag?” and away they went, best of friends again.\u00a0 I love them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I love the games that Lex and Eve have been playing lately.\u00a0 We play lots of board games, of course, but recently they’ve started making up their own games.\u00a0 The other day they invented “net tag” (which I would have … Continue reading