2015 in Review: Basement
Back in 2002, when the Whomptons numbered two, we had a completely empty basement which resulted in much romping. Andrew McDiarmid and Eric devised all sorts of silly games that involved our newly acquired Nerf guns (thank you, Amy Sia!). There was an accuracy game about shooting balloons that are blown by fans, but that paled to Ball Blaster Battle Ball, which was a mix of on-your-knees dodgeball and, well, guns.
Those types of games fell out of favor once we acquired furniture for the basement. This summer briefly saw their resurgence, because we removed all the furniture so we could change the carpet and paint the walls. The girls, Eric, and the dog greatly enjoyed all the new-found space.
The major downside of this wholesale effort (besides the actual effort) was that we painted over the girls' height chart. We measured all the heights and entered them into a spreadsheet so that we could recreate their height history in the same spot. (It's five months later and we still haven't done this task.)
Those types of games fell out of favor once we acquired furniture for the basement. This summer briefly saw their resurgence, because we removed all the furniture so we could change the carpet and paint the walls. The girls, Eric, and the dog greatly enjoyed all the new-found space.
Eric's knees after a Ball Blaster Battle Ball game
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