Monday, February 11, 2008

Jenga=Dangerous

Every night of the week in our house has a theme.* It started with the easy FHE on Monday and movie night on Friday, but has since evolved into many nights (ok 7 to be exact) of family together fun. Saturday night is game night. Each week brings a chance to try our hands and minds at a new game. We even have tried playing RISK with the kids. Fernando and Tiago against Mia and me. We passed on world domination and played the more succinct "Mission" version. I actually prefer it to the world domination since it's more suspenseful that way. This last Saturday we introduced Jenga. Some of you might remember the game. It's quite simple. Stack the blocks up and pull out one at a time until it falls. Fernando kept the interest high when he made one simple comment while I was taking my turn. . ."Dangerous". That sealed the deal. Each turn brought more dangerous moves. Everyone had their own technique. Fernando and Mia took the careful poking to find the loose block. I tried to see which block would bring a downfall upon the next person's move. Tiago did this bait and switch type grab that never failed. Enjoy the little clip.


*For those who wanted to know:
Sunday=Service, Monday=FHE, Tuesday=Tickle/Toy Night, Wednesday=Learn a Hymn (picked by Parents)and sing favorite church songs, Thursday=Book Night (we are currently reading Stuart Little), Friday=Movie Night (picked by the kids), Saturday=Game Night

8 comments:

student said...

Love the new background. The fun never stops at Team Tovar. How did Dad's turn go? Who won? Looks like dangerous fun to me!!!

AMy said...

WHere did you find that cool template...I have been trying to find one.

Spencer's Adventures said...

What great ideas! Sounds fun.

Becca said...

What a great idea to keep your family together. We might have to try something like that. I too love your background. Where'd you find it?

JOSH AND ANGELA said...

I don't know where to start: I have been sputtering nonsense to anyone who will listen to me about how great I think my sister is and how much I miss you! (I guess that really isn't nonsensical but sometimes I start talking about you and my other far-away sisters and people look at me kinda funny). I love you! and I LOVE your new blog look!

Emily said...

was that movie there all along?

I love it!

You guys are so cool!

Jenga--what a great game idea for this age.

We played red light/green light today. (Just me and Ethan. Your crew looks fun.)

Lynn said...

Can I join your family?

Jen said...

I love your blog. I can tell you have a lot of fun with it. What a great idea to have a game night! I've tried playing Jenga with Owen, but he just likes to knock over the blocks and then kick them around on the floor.