Backgammon Tournament and More...

 Anna bought a new work out outfit with her gift card.

 Backgammon is a favorite family game. The girls are getting really good at it!
I think Uncle Bob had some challenges this year. :)
So did Mom and Dad!

 Bob won his fair share of games, so did everybody else. :)

 Anna cleaning Uncle Bob's clock! :)

Alli holding Erika's helicopter.....

And The Winner IS.....

 

SARAH! Of course! :)

Creative Daddy!

Erika has been in need of a handrail. She typically just uses the wood railing near the porch, or somebody's arm.  

Mike has wanted to get a railing up for her for a while. When he went to a nearby Garage Sale, he found the tool he needed to do it; a very large pipe bender.  So, he got to work on designing a rail.

And here he is putting it up.

 He also, decided that everybody has just gotten TOO good at backgammon, so he created a new game with the same board. It is still backgammon, just done differently.
We use all 4 dice for 1 move. If you roll the same numbers, you can't have doubles unless the numbers land on the same colors.  The combinations are endless!  To get out, you have to land on exact numbers. This has really caused some exciting end game upsets! :)

 Of course, Sarah has already mastered this, and keeps my head spinning.

 So while daddy was finishing the railing, Sarah and I were testing out the new way to play. :)

Here is a close up of the rail, attached to the wood.  Daddy is one talented guy.  I can't wait for Erika to see it. :)

I think she likes it!

There You Go Mr. Chicken Legs!

Hmmmm..... morning games of backgammon can be quite competitive around here. Sarah and Daddy were playing a fierce game this a.m. Daddy said, "your move!" She moved alright and said, "There you go Mr. Chicken Legs", to which we both started laughing......
Can this sweet little girl who greets her sister with such affection Call DADDY MR. CHICKEN LEGS?


YES! But only during Backgammon. :)

Here is daddy giving his best Chicken Yard Rooster Look! Isn't he charming? From this look can you guess who won?


In case you guessed wrongly:

More Pics:

Erika was a busy bee knitting scarves, here are two of the happy recipients of her hard work.


Here was an interesting Backgammon Game: Uncle Bob was very amused at his demise:



Here are a few pics of the girlies: