breaking the rules

bee has fallen for board games pretty hard, lately. she has actually gotten the hang of all of the learned aspects of game playing: rules, taking turns, staying on task. she is mostly a good sport. it is really quite fun and we usually play a game as a treat while henny is napping, a big kid activity.

bee has enjoyed most of the usual favorites: uno, checkers, candyland, chutes and ladders and chinese checkers. it is particularly fun to play uno with her because she has no idea about strategy. she uses her wild cards randomly, lays her cards in front of her and changes the game to a color that she doesn't even have. it's all part of the fun. 

this week bee and i were enjoying a game of chinese checkers while henny slept. i think that this particular game summed up everything i love about playing games with bee. she was determined to get her "guys" to the opposite side, but not in too big of a hurry. she narrated for the guys as they went around corners, determined that they were heading from hawaii to aruba, hopped over each other and took the scenic route. when both of our guys were getting pretty close to their new homes, bee whispered "let's break a rule!"

bee suggested that we each leave a guy in the old home, so that there would be someone to greet the new guys moving in. in the end, our completed game board looked silly, with one yellow surrounded by reds and one red surrounded by yellows, but our board told a story.