Hey Buddy,
I'm adding this story about you because you won't remember it but I will never forget it. This is a checker board. Checkers is a very old game (even older than Diva). Emma wanted to know how to play the game. The object of the game is to "jump" the other person's checkers till they don't have any more left. You like to win, so does your cousin Emma.
Years ago when I first learned to play Checkers I first learned a variation of the game called "Give Away". The object is to make the other person jump your checkers and be the first one to have none left. This game teaches you how to set up moves on the board and helps you learn defensive moves when you play Checkers. This is the game I am teaching you in this picture.
You were very quick to learn "Give Away" so it wasn't long before you wanted to play "the real game" with Emma. Checkers is a harder game to play and it involves getting your checker to the other side of the board so it can become a King. Once the checker is a king it can move in all directions.
Remember you are only 5 in this picture. Emma quickly dominated the game and had many "kings". You my love, were losing and most of your checkers had already been taken off the board. You looked over at me with tears in your eyes and said, " But Diva , I want those checkers to play too." Needless to say, the board accidentally fell off the table shortly after that heartfelt statement ( by your very clumsy Diva) so the game ended in a draw. There are no losers in this family.
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