Twister

Despite staying up late talking, I woke up at 4:00 in the morning. I eventually went back to bed, but I was unable to fall asleep. When the girls woke up at 7:30, Court got up and turned off the monitor thinking she would let me sleep. But I was still awake, so we all got up and made our way to breakfast. The breakfast included with the hotel was very nice, actually.

Court had her first appointment that morning, but I elected to stay at the hotel with the girls. The doctor's office was only a few miles away, but honestly, I was nearly as tired of being in the car as the girls were. The hotel had a basketball court, where the girls and I played for an incredibly long time. We played tag, Simon Says, Follow the Leader, Lava Monster, and Twister. In this picture, Kai is running at a Simon Says command, which Daniella has decided to join in on.

If you're wondering how you play Twister on a basketball court, let me explain. There were two white lines painted on the green court. I could call out something like "left foot on white" or "both feet on green" and Kai would arrange herself accordingly. I added things like "left hand on right knee" or "both hands on your head" for variety. Finally, Daniella reached the end of her patience with us. I gave my last call to Kai, "put your left foot on your head". She nearly fell over laughing at the impracticality of this.

Later that night, in the hotel room, Kai discovered that she could put her foot on her head! We played additional games of Twister in the living room, using the sofa, chair and floor as markers. Kai even made a Twister "board" out of the memo paper in the hotel, with different drawings on each page. I did manage to get a picture of this version of the game: