Game Store Date

Fletcher reminded me each day about how excited he was for our Game Store outing as the time drew nearer. Even though he was getting sick and all of my plans and routine were thrown off not being able to visit Baby Henry at the hospital, there was no way I was going to disappoint this sweet boy. This is the outing he chose if there was only one he could pick from.

We tried a new game called Haven from the demo shelf. Fletcher liked the artwork and after reading the back said it sounded like his style. It took a while for us to set it up and figure out the game play. There were several types of tokens, and confusion as to how we were supposed to determine how to claim areas. I was so impressed that he was so good at remembering the details and figuring out how it worked. We ended up looking up a 20 minute video for clarification, but ran out of time to actually play enough. Normally we would finish out the game, but I was on a time limit having to pump.

The game store didn’t have a copy of the game we could buy and take home to continue, as the employees said that one was donated. He was so brave asking them about it. I told Fletcher we had a $20 budget, and he wasted no time finding a different game he could take home and play. His choice “Power Hungry Pets” seemed like a good pick being 15 minutes long, able to have several players, and a high rating from what I could find online. When we got home and Fletcher showed his new game to the family, he exercised all of his patience not to open it and play because Jer told him to wait until tomorrow. He kept telling me how hard it was not to think about opening his new game, and how much fun he had on our date. I’m so glad he’s such a happy boy who still loves to play!