Hide and Seek

So, this week, our little family has been introduced to hide and seek, and now it has become a little bit of an obsession.  When we were having a little play time after dinner before bath and bedtime one night last week, Ian decided to show the kids how to play hide and seek.  So, he told Evan how to count and showed them both how to search, and the games began. 

The first time, Evan counted and Ian hid and he choose on top of the washing machine as his spot.  As soon as Evan found him, he thought hide and seek was the coolest game in the world.  Here's how a typical hide and seek round will go.  Evan will beg to have yet another turn hiding, so Ian will start counting.  Then, he'll run around screaming excitedly not being able to figure out where to hide until he sees me (doing dishes or whatever chore I'm up to).  He will ask me to help him hide, so I'll hurridely find a place like under the table or behind the blankets in the corner and stick him there.  At first, when Ian started searching, Evan would immediately pop out of his hiding place and say "here I am!"  Now, he's a little better, he'll usually stay hiding until Ian finds him. 

While Evan is hiding, Ben will actually do a pretty good job searching.  Ian and Evan have been given away several times by Ben or Ripple lifting up blankets or sniffing around where they're hidden.  It's so much fun to see the boys all having so much fun.  We have pretty much run out of hiding spaces downstairs, so we'll have to branch out and start playing in other places.  Who know's where Evan will hide next?

 (While these aren't pictures from hide and seek.  I bet Evan would think under that chair was a great place to hide.)

 (Evan rocks on the chair at the mall.)

(Benny thinks all of this playing is hard work.  He better stop and relax for a bit.)