Ready or Not Here I Come!

"One, Two, Three, Uno, Dos, Tres, Ten, Nine, Eight. Ready or not here I come." This is how Eli counts when playing Hide and Go Seek. He can count in English and Spanish and we are working on counting backwards. However, true to his personality Eli likes to use all three when counting for Hide and Go Seek.

Eli has just recently grown fond of Hide and Go Seek. If he had his way we would play it all day. It is so fun to see all the "hiding" places he picks. He has that out of sight out of mind mentality right now. If he can't see you, because his eyes are closed REAL tight, he thinks you can't see him. This makes for some not so secret hiding spots. We do play outside some, which probably isn't fair since good hiding spots are hard to find. He usually gives himself away by saying "Here I am" when we act like we can't find him or he will giggle and giggle while hiding. We remind him that he should stay quite so we won't see or hear him. He says, "Oh no I forgot to do that." Even with the innocence of his 2 year old mind he is getting better at the game each time we play. Here are a few of his hiding spots.

This is a pretty good spot, the grass is tall enough that he can hide behind it. He is looking at Daddy who is looking for Eli.




Another hiding spot behind the bush.



Last but not least his most favorite spot, which falls into the out of sight out of mind category. He likes to hide behind this tree. He closes his eyes and puts his head against the tree so we won't be able to see him. It's great!