December Days - board games!

Tough decisions are about to be made...

I grew up playing board games. It was always a special treat when our whole family sat down to play a game. Things usually got a little bit silly and a lot of great memories were created. Even as teenagers we loved to take time to play a game of Wizard or Monopoly (although we were sure our brother was cheating because he won so often).
Since  Mike and I married we have discovered German board games and love the different style and unique game play. Christmas always includes a new German board game to try. The first year we discovered German board games we both went out and bought a copy of Carcassone for each other. Since then we've chosen our new Christmas game together to avoid having to return one!
Our anniversary and Mike's birthday usually include a couple of hours playing one of our favourite games while enjoying special snacks and each other's company. We always have a hard time choosing which games we will take on our houseboat trip and end up taking more than we could ever play.

She can hardly wait to say "Boo" and scare me when she gets to the top.

This past year it has been a lot of fun to see our little Sweet Pea learning to play board games. Last Christmas she received quite a few great games and we've had so much fun playing them with her.
A Hello Kitty Trouble-style game was left on a houseboat this summer. If it was yours, thank you! Our little girl and Grandma have enjoyed popping the die and making their way around the board  quite a bit over the last few months.

Will we be able to beat Daddy?

For her birthday Mike found her first German board game called Spooky Stairs, chosen because you get to say 'Boo!' when you get to the top of the stairs.
 We've already created so many fun memories and now that the houseboats aren't keeping us busy December has been the beginning of several months to enjoy playing a lot more board games together.
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