A Chip Off the Ole Block...

Well we are five days into our three week "No fun for Braden outside on bikes, scooters or anything else fun" restriction stint. It has been going okay so far. He missed school until Friday, but he is finally NOT walking like a little old man. He feels pretty good but has a nice bruise on his belly. 

The hardest thing has been keeping Berk from attacking him, or reminding him that he can't run away when he is mad, irritated at me, in trouble, breathing...(he runs around A LOT). But he is doing as well as a 6 year old should.

So we have been playing Playdough (am I the only one who tosses it once the kids mix it?), Legos (Braden previously told me "I'm not a Lego kinda guy"), new toys (lots and lots o' new toys) and board games. 

Aside from his three minute attention span, and/or interruptions by Berkley he plays pretty well indoors. He likes games so tonight we opened a new one, Hi Ho Cherry-O. I liked how easy it was and the simple math he got to practice. But after schooling him and my two year old twice I learned that Braden is a little (lot) like me when it comes to playing games.  

I noticed he spun a 2, but put 3 apples away. Next time he had to take 2 out but only took one. 

After a very mature "Cheater Cheater Pumpkin Eater" from moi, I have to admit I was a little proud.  You see, I may in the past have been flexible with the rules of certain games. Only like when I play Nertz, War, most any card game, Monopoly, Chutes & Ladders, and of course Bunco.  Other than that I am never inclined to help the odds in my favor.  Ever.  

At least I am coming clean, and you can consider yourself warned. But you can't blame me, I learned to cheat from my one of my grandparents at a very young age. Throw in a brother who can more or less count cards and I had awesome mentors.

Oh and don't worry, my Bunco group is well aware of my need to 'take 'advantage' of people chatting when they should be rolling. And they often try to call me out. Just watch out if I sub for you...