You gotta love getting a voicemail that goes like this:
From J: Hi there. So I was calling so that you could talk me out of doing a potentially stupid thing, but since you are not answering, I guess I’m just going to go ahead and do it anyway.
Oh yes. And you better believe that I called him back the minute I got that call. And I got his voicemail and left a message something to this effect:
From C: Um…seriously? If you think it might be a potentially stupid thing…why are you still going ahead with it? Call me back. Now!
Thankfully it wasn’t actually something stupid. At work on Friday they had a bunch of tech-y stuff they were playing with and he decided that we really needed an Xbox 360 with the Kinect thing.
Eh. Whatever. I am so very blase about all of that tech-y stuff, but I know better than to talk him out of his electronics – that would be like him trying to talk me out of something crafty. So needless to say, he came home with it on Friday night.
And now I give you further proof that Daddy is by far the more fun parent. The girls think he is a hero and are obsessed with the games. But Mommy does loves how crazy active the games are. Emma was actually sore on Sunday morning from all of the jumping and movement she did on Saturday. Daddy and I still disagree on the “screen time” debate – but it will give me lots of practice trying to get action shots in low light. (Which I clearly need!)
We transformed the playroom into a gaming room for the SuperBowl for the kids who didn’t really care about the actual game.
And yes, I know Em has a Favre jersey on and he is no longer with the Packers (and also a creepy old man who doesn’t understand how camera phones work), but she doesn’t know any of that and it is the only GB jersey Daddy has. Plus, she only watched the halftime show, so I think that little detail can be overlooked and no harm done.
LOL! Good thing it wasn’t something more seriously “stupid” he was doing. And sure looks like the girls were enjoying.
I will be totally honest and say that I have no idea what in the world a kinect is. Not a clue. But from the looks of things, it must be something fun!
Yeah, I’m with Maggie. Don’t know what “kinect” is. And I wouldn’t have said a word about the jersey, because I don’t know anything about football. But I do know that those girlies look happy and it’s all good. As far as “stupid things” go, that’s a pretty good one.
Oh, how fun. I have heard about the Kinect. It looks like fun. Miller is seriously addicted to the Wii so we don’t need any more gaming devices in our house. I do like that it keeps them moving though. Em look sadorable in her oversized jersey.
That sounds like the kind of message Nick would leave for me.
Did I miss the post where you talk about that wall?? Is that chalkboard paint? Please discuss.
It is indeed, Melody chalkboard paint!!
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This looks like the dream playroom from heaven………as for these games….I am sitting on the fence. Which is very painful I might add…………..
I love football, but I think I would have been in the playroom with the kids! And I might have called you on the Favre jersey a few months ago, but as a Minnesota fan, the whole thing has become just downright embarrassing.