I Blinked

Oops, I blinked.  I didn't mean to.  It just sort of happened.  It seems that no matter how hard I try I still blink.  I wish I wouldn't, because I seem to miss too many moments of my kids growing up.  I blinked and my little girl who I spent evenings rocking to sleep is now reading in her bed at night.  I blinked and my little boy who used to love sleeping with us wants his own bed and own room at night.  Sometimes I think it's old age creeping in because I turn around and my little girl is now a 6 year old telling her daddy he's silly.  My boy is becoming a young man reading the nativity story out of his bible Christmas Day.  At 8 years old he has surpassed me in some things he's doing.  He kicks my butt in Mario Cart (easily I might add) and most other video games.  But most of all, he gets it.  He gets that Faith and God are the most important things.  He's learned in 8 years what took me almost 40.
As they get older I try and make sure I'm not being the workaholic I used to be.  I've learned that if I were to pursue more work, bigger paychecks, and higher positions I would be losing out on something more important and fulfilling, my family.  I have Robin to thank for that realization.  I was becoming a person who always wanted to make more, but now we just use what we have better and spend the time I used to spend working doing other stuff like playing the Wii as a family and spending time with friends.  She helps me stay focused on what is really important to us, being together as a family and making sure we have good friends to enjoy.  I still try not to blink because Connor and Sara are growing up so fast I don't want to miss anything.  But at least I know that I'm fighting to keep from blinking too much.

Wii Fit Plus

We have a Wii.  It's been a great game system for the kids but Robin and I only play it when playing with the kids.  It holds little adult entertainment value outside the occasional Guitar Hero with friends on special occasions.  Until now.  Robin got Wii Fit Plus for Christmas from her parents.  Since then we've played Wii Fit Plus several days.  Even her parents have gotten into playing.  Her Mom and Dad seem to enjoy playing almost as much as the kids.  I think some of that comes from playing with the grandkids but I also suspect they receive a good amount of fun from playing it as well.  We've had some good laughs at our own expense and have enjoyed family time more lately than we've done in a while.  And we are getting some exercise to boot!   We've all created our Mii and set up our own training account.  We've found out that it doesn't matter how athletic you are or how old you are, every game provides an opportunity for anyone to excel.  It helps keep track of how much exercise you're getting and even provides an estimate of calories burned.  All in all, it's been a home run gift!