Pokemon Night

Shane and Samuel talked about it after basketball practice, so we had to make Pokemon night happen this week!

Shane was more than a little gun shy about taking Samuel on. "He's got all the best cards! I don't have a chance!"

I told Shane it was more about having fun and getting better than winning........and making your own victories. "Try taking at least one prize card. If you get one, go for two!"

Winning can happen after you get better and have fun. It's like dessert. It will complete the meal, but it shouldn't be necessary for a healthy diet!

Samuel did whoop on him twice. Shane hasn't even played the physical or the online card game in forever and a day. 

Their games ended when one of the adults advertised they were going to have a Gameboy battle and display it on a computer. Shane was excited to tell them everything they were doing (but the guy seemed to enjoy counter-narrating, so everyone won, I guess)!

Shane got in one more game after Samuel left. "I finally won one! YES!"

Meanwhile, I walked around, talked some, and played a little solitaire card game to kill time. I bought a booster pack on the way out as a "Thanks for hosting." Shane was thrilled to tear into it and type the online code in.

FUTURE UPDATE: Shane was all about Pokemon Thursday night, but he hasn't cared about it since. I've had to make him pick up his cards after he left them out. He wants computer time, but he wants to play games like Slither (Snakes) on Poki instead of anything Pokemon related. We'll see how he feels about Pokemon night next week.