Let the Games Begin....

Aunt Patty & Uncle Steve came down to visit us over Memorial Day weekend. I know I've talked about this before, but we absolutely love them. There are always those certain family members that you get along with no matter what. Well, Uncle Steve & Aunt Patty are those two people. We simply adore them and love it when they come to see us. Anyway, we have a fierce competition when it comes to games. We always play into the wee hours of the morning and it's ALWAYS the boys versus the girls. It has been that way since the day Patty came into Steve's life. This time was certainly no different. The first time Mark and Steve have ever beaten us was the last time they were down to visit, which was Thanksgiving. That was the FIRST time they had EVER beaten us. That's a pretty good track record, don't you think? Anyway, we decided to play this game because it is one of our favorites.....

The game is called Cranium and it is hysterical. Of course, you are in teams and there are four categories: (1) Data Head where you have to answer true/false questions, multiple choice questions, trivia type questions, etc.; (2) Word Worm where you have to spell words (without writing them down), spell words backwards (without writing them down), fill in the blanks, etc.; (3) Creative Cat where you have to draw like Pictionary, draw with your eyes closed called a "Sensosketch," create items for your team to guess by sculpting with Cranium clay (i.e. Play doh), etc.; and (4) Star Performer where you have to perform Humdingers (hum the tune), perform "charades," get up and act just like the person without saying the names of people and/or places, etc. You get the idea. Anyway, the Star Performer is my favorite category. I LOVE it. For those of you that know me, you shouldn't be surprised by it either. Patty doesn't like the Star Performer quite as much so she pretty much gives me that category every time. However, Patty is good with the Creative Cat category so I pretty much give her everything when it comes to that category. We laughed so hard last night while playing Cranium three times that I actually hurt today. My stomach hurts and my cheeks hurt from laughing. Of course, the girls won ALL THREE GAMES, but I have to give it to the guys because they put up a great fight. Better luck next time Boys! I wanted to share some stuff from our games.....

This was Mark's Sensosketch (remember his eyes are closed) and Steve had to guess "Pearl." Not too bad, huh? Steve actually guessed it!

Following are all pictures that Patty had to draw for me. They get pretty funny.....


This was "Chaps."




This was "Garlic Breath." I actually got this right! Yeah!



This was the "Great Wall of China." I managed to get this one, too!



This one was "fingerprint." I actually got this one and props to Patty for drawing this with her eyes closed!



This one was "Bar Code." I didn't quite get this one. I actually guessed piano keys, etc. But, to give Patty her due, she did have to draw this with her eyes closed.

This one was "Coffee Maker." Of course, as soon as I saw the cup I started guessing everything you could possibly imagine that had to do with coffee. Pretty good, huh?

Now, I know Patty is creative and everything, but I had to sculpt "ear muffs." That sounds simple enough, doesn't it? I was so proud of my ear muffs, too. Poor Patty. I think the wine started to affect her because she just didn't guess it. She guessed Walkman, iPod, Ear Phones, etc. At the end I was laughing so hard at her for not guessing "ear muffs." Now, don't you think these looks like "ear muffs?"

I do! I told Patty, "I'm soooo taking a picture of this so I can Blog about my pain. I can't believe you couldn't guess "ear muffs!"

Well, we did win all three games! Go girls! Like I said.......Better luck next time boys! We can't wait for Uncle Steve (a/k/a Uncle Poopy) and Aunt Patty to come back again! We love you guys!

By the way Shelley, we soooo needed you last night. I'm ashamed to admit that we missed a trivia question about Harry Potter! We had to guess what position Harry Potter plays during Quidditch. I kept thinking "striker" and many other variations. I can hear you groaning out loud right now! For those of you that don't know, the answer it "Seeker." Ugh!

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