March

I love playing games (board or card).  I think it's a great family activity for stimulating your brain and creating family memories.  Nobody in our family is overly competitive either.  Games are just for fun- win or loose.  About 2 years ago I bought a bunch of new games (like 20+ new games) and I think I've burnt the kids out on playing games because it's hard for me to talk them into playing now.  But Kaiden actually suggested playing a few word games to help with his reading/spelling. Of course I was all over that idea.  I think he was just trying to get out of doing spelling words, but hey it works! Anything that makes learning fun.   Its beginning to be that time of year again when we're able to take Piper for walks and Jason can do his daily lunch bike ride or run.  I started walking Piper with her backpack with 1 pound of dried beans on each side.  For her size it's recommended to add 2 pounds of total weight for a better workout for her.  The dried beans are the perfect weight and they're soft and form around her inside the backpack. Connor and Mason are getting pretty good at playing doubles for tennis.  Connor is really impressive, especially close to the net!  He's excellent at slamming the ball down and scoring points.  At least 1-2 times a month (if not more) we try to have a family movie night.  Jason's sister, Sue had to come to this direction for work and we got a chance to visit for a few hours with her.  For the last year or so Kaiden looks forward to Jason traveling because he claims his spot in our bed while Jason is gone.  He gets all excited and moves a bunch of his stuffed animals over.