My Gamer

Several years ago, my husband surprised me with a wii game console for my birthday.  I teased him, and joked that he had only bought it for himself.  In spite of my jest, I actually loved playing games with Nick and friends, like bowling and archery.  I pictured future family game nights, and friendly competitions in the years to come. 

For some time after we had kids, the wii was somewhat forgotten, except in its capacity for streaming movies.  But recently, Tessie has become a big fan of the games.  She especially loves the swordplay game, in which she has to speedily chop random items dropped in front of her.  It is somewhat surprising that she has taken so easily to many of the games, cycling and table tennis to name a couple.  Christian likes to play with her, he usually holds an extra remote with no batteries, and mimics her movements.

Tonight Tes was playing the cycling game, and “peddling” away with all her might.  She finished in 7th place out of 30.  Pretty good for a nearly four year old.  It was so much fun to watch her concentrate on the game, that we all got caught up in the race, and cheered as she crossed the finish line.  I never thought I would say this, but watching my little gamer tonight was pretty beautiful.