Wii anyone??

About 6 weeks ago, we bought a Wii. It's been a BLAST, but Logan hasn't been able to put all the pieces together to be able to play with us. As a matter of fact, it's been an exercise in sheer frustration for all of us. In the last week or so, though, he's made a HUGE leap. Now he loves bowling and golfing and baseball with anyone who will play. In this pic, the boys are bowling while I fix dinner. (I snuck in to take a picture.)

The boys don't get much time to play--about half an hour a few times a week. One of the things they love most is to bowl with Mom AND Dad before bed. It's hysterical and fun, and we try and play at least once a week. Watch out though--Ryan will beat your socks off. Not many places a 3 year old who weighs 29 pounds can really bowl, but on the Wii he consistently bowls a 180 or so. Kicks my butt. Logan? Not so good. His average is about 65, but he loves trying.

While I'm not a huge fan of electronic games for the preschool set, this has been fun. Where else can you truly PLAY baseball or golf with your 3 year old? Bowl with them? And there are some added benefits: keeps them moving, keeps them playing with us (or their sisters!) , and has definitely helped the eye-hand coordination. Just don't play baseball or tennis with Ryan--he'll cream you!