Stratego!

 

A few nights ago Michael and Owen were playing Stratego...a game that Owen loves to play. He's hilarious when he plays it though because he just can't keep the location of his flag a secret. He's always spilling the beans and saying things like, "You don't know what's between these two bombs!" Oh really???? :)

 

He also has made some funny choices in regards to the placement of his pieces. One time he got all his pieces ready...which takes FOREVER and then it was time for him to move and he's looking all around at the 6 different pieces that can be moved first and then he looked at Daddy and said, "You got first!". That's when Michael laughed and said, "You put all bombs on your front line didn't you?" Sure did! Needless to say he couldn't move anywhere so Daddy let him rearrange his pieces!

 

Anyways after months of playing, the other night Owen beat his Daddy for the first time! We decided long ago to not let our kids win at games. They have to work at it and learn the rules and the strategy and they need to win fair and square. It hasn't been an easy journey, but the fact that Owen won and he won all on his own makes the win that much more sweeter!