Look out folks!

I am pleased to announce that there is now a Wii in the house.  Not because we decided to buy one for the kids; no, they patiently saved week after week after month after month of allowances, pooled them and got this thing on their own.  Bravo. That is patience.

Now, not being a huge fan of computer games in general, I was dubious when I heard about the new Wii. The Hornes have never owned any gaming systems, and I was pretty happy with that state of affairs, not wanting our household to be in any way contributing to the general trend lately of sedentary, couch potato, eyes-glazed-over while fingers move at rapid speeds, zoned out kids our culture seems so apt at producing.

But after seeing our children play Wii with friends’ kids in our church home group I realized this newest system is pretty innovative and cannot be categorized as a mere computer game. It is interactive, our kids always play standing up (and moving around quite a bit to boot), those waiting their turns cheer on the competitors, the whole family gets into it, the games are really different, and it is just a whole lotta fun. Everyone, from the 3 year old to the 83 year old in the family can play, and often, kids have the advantage over the parents. (Much to Daddy’s dismay!)

So….all that to say, we are enjoying our new toy. Especially the kids. Or at least they will be if we can convince Grammy and Grandy to stop their fierce competition for a few moments, and give the kids a turn!

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6 Replies to “Look out folks!”

  1. I think you caught me watching my bowling ball bounce down the late — for the third time!

    BTW, Papa John wants to know if 83 refers to his virtual age?

  2. Good gracious, no! I used 3 and 83 because there actually isn’t anyone in the family those precise ages! (Josiah isn’t quite 3, not for another almost two months – and let’s keep it that way! hehe)

  3. Wow – that’s a lot of allowance saving! Way to go guys! Our favorite is Super Mario Galaxy…pretty interesting.

    Hope you’re doing well!

  4. I’m resisting the urge to make a Wii joke.

    That does look like fun, though. Can Wii come over and play sometime?

    Sorry; that was a Wii bit uncalled for.

    No, I’m done now… Wiilly!

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