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Sometimes I forget I live in a multicultural household. In hindsight, conversations like this shouldn't surprise me so much:
While I'm upstairs steaming a shirt for Makenzie. Luke walks in.
Luke:"Baba, are you a donkey?" Me:"Um, what?" (did he just call me an ass?) Luke:"Well, me and Kenzie are pigs" Me:"Ahhhh....(figuring out where this was headed) I am a dog, mom is an ox, and Jake is a monkey"
I was relieved. Thought I was going to need to rumble with Luke.
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I cannot help but imagine what goes through my children's minds sometimes. One of those times that stands out to me from recent months occurred during a conversation between my husband and our 5 year old son.
To set the scene, my husband was playing Star Wars The Old Republic on his computer and, like always, our youngest son likes to stand next to him to watch all the in-game happenings. Well, our son must have asked to play my husband's character because then I heard him telling our son how to make the character jump.
My husband: "You just push this big button right here."
Our son: "That's called the space bar!"
What I imagined our son to have been thinking at that moment . . .
"I can't believe you didn't know that! I thought you were smart. Are you sure you work in IT?"
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It's been a long while since I posted some "monkey face" photos. These photos are of my husband and our 5 year old son Luke at the PS Vita event we recently attended. Of course, these photos have nothing to do with gaming, but I was lucky to capture a rare moment of pure stress-free silliness. You have no idea how rare such moments really are in our crazy household.
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The other day, we were all driving home from Jake's taekwondo class and were on our way to get some take-out since it was getting quite late. When we stopped at a red light, Jake (who is 7-1/2) says:
"Look! There's Baba in that car!!"
If you don't already know, our children call their Dad "Baba." So we all look over to the other car and there was an Asian gentleman about a whole head shorter than my husband sitting in his car. He really looked nothing like him, but Jake's argument was that he did have glasses and was wearing a blue shirt. Well, if you use that logic, I guess we can't argue with him.
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This photo was taken at the twins' preschool brunch a couple of weeks ago. Since we have twins, they were each able to invite a guest, so both my husband and I were able to attend. The teachers and the students did an excellent job of decorating and preparing food for the occasion.
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If you'd like to see more Ruby Tuesday photos, go visit Mary at Work of the Poet!
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I don't think our 6yr old son realizes how much he is like his Dad. I don't think I realized it either until I was going through my photos from last week's fair.
You have to admit . . . all our son needs is a little facial hair, glasses, and a striped polo shirt and he could easily be a miniature version of his Dad.
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I think I may have more photos on my other camera that I forgot to move to my computer. Oops! If there are any good ones, I'll sneak them into next week's Weekly Winners post.
I hope all the moms are having a fantastic Mother's Day!
"Soliloquy"
"Humans Are Strange Creatures"
"Special Father/Son Bond"
"In Heaven"
Thank you for taking the time to view my photos this week! If you'd like to play along or see more great photos, stop by to see Lotus a.k.a. Sarcastic Mom.
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Has spring sprung yet where you are? It hasn't here. We had a few days around 50 degrees, but yesterday was cold, rainy, and raw. If it had been colder, we would have had a ton of snow.
Here are my non-springtime photos from last week . . .
"To the Point"
"Let's Play"
"Muno"
"Shinobi"
"Fatherhood"
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We had a birthday last week, so it was easy to have more than enough photos to share this week. If you've been visiting my blog, then you may have already seen your fair share of birthday party photos. Here are a few that I've saved for Weekly Winners . . .
"Father and Son"
"Father and Daughter"
"Tickle Monster!"
"Look Who Prefers Older Women"
"First Necklace"
"A Precious Gift"
"Sleeping Princess"
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My husband has been waiting so long for our kindergartner to reach the age of being able to play with "big boy" toys. Even though our nearly 6yr old son is not yet into console or PC gaming, this game of turbo tops called Battle Strikers by MEGA Brands offers just as much excitement for a child his age.
The object of the Battle Strikers Tournament game is for each player to drop their spinning top into the area with their motorized turbo launcher. Then each player uses their magnetic controller, which slides onto two fingers, to push their Striker top into their opponent's to make their opponent's top stop spinning.
Please take a few minutes to watch our Battle Strikers in action . . .
What my family and I thought about the Battle Strikers Tournament Set:
1) This game requires a steady hand and a lot of control. You need to get your controller close enough to your Striker to affect it with the magnet, but not too close that you accidentally cause your own top to stop spinning. Someone with shaky hands like me would most likely knock their own top out of the game.
2) Even though this game can be enjoyed by anyone ages 6 to adult, my husband and I agree that the level of enjoyment may vary depending on the player's age. For someone my son's age, he just enjoys playing with only a little competitiveness. He would just play until his hands and arms got tired. A tween or teen would most likely enjoy this game the most because they may employ strategies about which Striker to use against a specific opponent, since the attributes of each Striker vary, and perhaps even thinking about the physics behind each move. An adult would enjoy all of the above, but their interest may not last quite as long and they may not be as anxious to collect all 12 of the Strikers.
3) Although this game can be played on any smooth surface and not just inside the arena, I do recommend playing on a surface that has a lip around it, like a train table. The Strikers sometimes spin at such a high velocity that when they do shoot off to one side, they can mildly injure someone. I was hit in the hand quite a few times while gathering footage for the video and I ended up with a small dent on one knuckle after being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
4) I think that it is fun that there are two different ways to use the launchers. The players can either hit the top of the launcher to release the spinning top or they can bump it into the other launder. Even though my husband never has any problems launching his Strikers by hitting the top of the launcher, my son usually needs to hit his at least three times before he can get it to release his spinning top.
5) Although the arena serves its purpose, I was surprised that it was so lightweight. It is made out of glossy molded plastic, only slightly heavier than a childs Halloween mask would be. I also would have loved to see an arena that doubles as a storage case for the launchers, controllers, and Strikers.
For more information about Battle Strikers, visit BattleStrikers.com, the home of the Battle Strikers online community. Currently, you can look for this Battle Strikers Tournament set, which comes with two exclusive Strikers, at most major toy retailers, such as the MEGA Brands Shop, Toys R Us, Amazon.com, and many more.
Thank you to MEGA Brands for providing us with a review product free of charge.
