Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Hide & Seek

I just have to write this down so I don't forget!!
 
Last night after dinner, Elena & I were playing & being silly & my Mom was telling me about their day. They had met 2 little girls (6 & 3 years old) at the park & they all played - (sidenote: Elena is really taking an interest in playing with other kids, preschool couldn't start soon enough!!) - all of a sudden, Elena runs over to the wall & stands with her nose against it calling for me...she then started "counting" - (Elena doesn't say numbers yet but will "count" by saying, "Meh, meh, meh..." imitating my intonation when I count, so funny) - I didn't understand what she was doing but my Mom clarified that the girls at the park had played Hide & Seek!!
 
Then Elena has me stand against the wall & count...but she is so excited by this new game, instead of hiding, she stands beside me squealing, laughing & jumping up & down...it was hilarious & precious!!
 
Elena then has me count again & this time my Mom shows her how to hide...well the squeals of delight coming from her hiding place were hard to miss but I played dumb & kept looking for her...oh the excitement as I got closer to her!!! It was So. Much. Fun!!!!!
 
Goddamn! I love this kid so much!!! Sharing the newness & wonder of Hide & Seek with her...I can't express how amazing that feels.

8 comments:

  1. Oh wow -- it sounds so much fun! I can imagine how much she was enjoying you "pretending" to look for her :-)
    Kids are the best and they really make one enjoy the simple things in life that as adults we don't think much about!

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  2. What a great memory that will be down the road! One of the things I love best about kids is how amazed and delighted they can be by the little stuff!

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  3. I can just hear her squeals of delight!!!

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  4. Too cute!! I love how a little thing with Elsie can turn a bad day good!

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  5. That sounds so sweet - I am loving 'playing' with BB right now - they make everything so much fun don't they!

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  6. Oh that is adorable--I can just see her "hiding" behind you. What a fun discovery!

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  7. That's adorable! I love that! I can't wait to play hide and seek with Michelle someday!

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  8. Hide and seek is so much fun at this age! Love her "counting", too. :)

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