the rules of the game

Summer in Belgium is quite unpredictable. First we had two weeks of gorgeous weather with high seventees and no rain. It was quite enjoyable. Unfortuantely for the last week we have had pretty much 7 days of rain, not non-stop, but still. And the temperatures dropped to the low sixtees. Even though the boys have gone to their day camp every day this week and had a great time (coming home covered in mud, and with face paint in variations: Sponge Bob, Spiderman and Pirate) we have spend more time in side playing the old fashion board games. The problem however is that Monty is not that good at ... well, anyhthing. Maybe he is just not able to play these games yet, even though the box says: 5-99.
We constantly have to remind him of the rules of the game.

• You can only turn over two cards (memory)
• You can't turn it back around and pick a new one when you don't like your card (memory)
• You can only move your man one space (Chinese checkers)
• You don't get to roll the dice again when you get 1 (any game with dice)
• 2 and 3 doesn't make twelve (any game with dice)
• If someone kicks you off the board, you don't get to throw all other man of the board (sorry)

One way or the other, these games always end up with a temper tantrum of the little man, after which he just runs through the house yelling, screaming and sometimes kicking... Oh if he will only outgrow these temper tantrums over the next year or so.
And yet, he is so cute when he sleeps.