Tornado E loves playing hide-and-go-seek. He goes to great lengths to encourage that love in Tornado S. When we play inside at home (because we only have two saguaro cacti and an air conditioner to hide behind; lots of fun there), Tornado E finds Tornado S a place to hide before he finds his own place. Like any good rebel, Tornado S makes his own rules and jumps out to scare me just as I finish counting.
The other day Tornado E and Tornado S were playing hide-and-go-seek at Grandma-great’s house. (Which is an awesome place to play with trees, bushes, and an RV from when I was a kid and now there are two sheds.) Tornado E made Tornado S it and placed him at the almond tree to count (which was the same place we used to use).
Tornado S: One! (Tornado E started running.) Two! Three! I see you, brother!
Tornado E: No, Tornado S! Count to ten!
Tornado S: Ok, brother! One! (Tornado E started running.) Two! Three! I see you, Tornado E (in toddler speak)!
Tornado E: No! Tornado S! Count to ten! Like this: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Tornado S: Ok, brother! One! (Tornado E started running.) Two! Three! I see you, Tornado E (in toddler speak)!
Faemom 
June 16, 2010 at 11:50 am
Awww…they are so cute.
(And you play with them? You have the patience of a saint!)
June 16, 2010 at 12:42 pm
ck, hide-and-go-seek is like the best parenting game. They’re quiet; you can take up to five minutes to look for them or longer if you tell them what great hiders they are. And you can hide for like five or ten minutes before they freak out over not finding you.