Mario Kart Wiiiiiiiiiiii!

Last week my nephew Andrew (13) got a Wii for his birthday.  It was his big "welcome to your teenage years" gift from my parents.  Many of you know that I bought a Wii earlier this year just to have some fun with friends (and to become a Guitar Hero).  Up until a few weeks ago I had no idea that some of the games have an option to play with friends through the internet.  I was so excited!

If you don't know, one of my biggest goals in life is to be the greatest aunt on the planet.  My nephews live in Ohio so I don't get to see them nearly enough.  But now I have a fun way to spend time with them through cyber space!  I bought Mario Kart for my nephew for his birthday.  And then I bought the game for myself.  And over the past week and a half I've been racing my nephews almost every night through Mario's Gold Mine and Coconut Mall. 

Today as I was starting my work day my cell phone rang.  On the other end was my nephew Joe (6).  "Hi Aunt Tammy.  I think we should play Mario Kart at 3:30 today."  I had to explain to this sweet boy that I actually had to work during the day.  But don't worry.  We still got a few races in tonight before his 9pm EST bedtime.

Comments

[Liz]

What an awesome aunt! We are trying to hook up my mom (who got a wii for her birthday) so she can play with her grandkids over the internet. Being a Nana, the internet is scary to her, but I think we'll eventually convince her it's alright to play wii online! LOL