After a more than a year of Family Dinners, I feel like I have a read on the kids when they show up on any given night. Sometimes you can sense their stress and they don’t have much to say. Other times they bubble over with excitement and share lively stories about that week’s adventures. Every once in a while a kid will hang back after other kids leave to ask a question or talk through something that’s bothering them. As you might imagine, some evenings are fast and furious and others last for hours.
This past week was lively and a longer event than some. The kids were in the mood to play some games and no one seemed to be in a hurry to get back to studying (yes, they know finals are approaching!). Mallory rounded up a couple decks of cards and the group played hand after hand of Bullshit and then several rounds of Spoons (aka Plastic Forks – it’s all I had to offer since we served ice cream with dessert). To say these kids are competitive is truly an understatement. They laughed and yelled, hooted and hollered, dishing out insults and the occasional encouragement with each card laid. The neighbors probably thought we were throwing a rager, but I guess they figure the local principal has things under control.
In this case, I’ll quit writing and let the pictures and videos speak for themselves. May they bring joy to you like they do to me!
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