New Sister and Thanksgiving Games

November 26, 2017

Hi boys,

     Well, we've had a couple of good get togethers this past week, last Sunday for my birthday and Thanksgiving at our house. We played some Crazy Eights and then went to Friendly's for my birthday.  Got silly talking about the Stinkpot Jones joke and also discussed the new addition to your family, Emily. She was born, I believe, Weds pm, Nov 22.  She can home a few days later, was in the NICU for a bit, but all appears to be well.
   Thanksgiving was a great time.  We did a repeat of two years ago, acting out a story.  I picked little Red Riding Hood.  You guys were totally hamming it up with Uncle Don. While I was cooking, you all played Dixit, and then we played the Story Game where everyone starts a story on a piece of paper and passes to next person to add to it.  You keep passing all the stories until they have gone to everyone at least once and then read out loud each one.  You were both quite creative with your response! Also played the Dictionary game and lots of toilet humor ensued (mostly from me.)  Then when Holly and Ryan arrived, we played Shut Your Mouth which involves wearing plastic mouth openers to read off various phrases for your teammates to guess. There was  a good deal of silliness involved!  Holly was the best at it, having some prior experience!  Ryan was good, too!  They came after dinner for a short while.  It was Grandma Chris, me and Uncle Joe, Uncle Don and Kim, may friend Judy and her dog Miguel and you little Weiner Snitzels and your dad.  I noticed Noah ate about three slices of pumpkin pie! Dylan didn't like his chocolate cheese cake. Anyway, everyone seemed to have a great time, I know I did because I was with all of you!
   I saved the stories form the game we played.  Auntie Kim had tossed them in the trash when helping with cleanup and I retrieved them.....