Today the word that sums up the week that was is:
Even just thinking about it now makes me giggle. It started in the kitchen, where Arthur often likes to wander around when I’m cooking or cleaning. He’d gone very quiet, and my heart leapt into my mouth – until I heard a squeak and found him squished in the corner by the dresser.
It happened again when we were up in the bathroom one morning getting ready for the day: we were both brushing our teeth, and I turned around to see him disappear into the cubby hole where the laundry lives looking very pleased with himself.
Then when we were in the park with friends he was all of a sudden nowhere to be seen. He’d found himself a quiet corner in the play house and was just hanging out, waiting to be found.
His favourite spot at the moment is under the stairs, and often when Leigh or I are panicking this is where he’ll be, tucked in between packs of nappies and his buggy.
It’s the glee on his face that gets me every time: he’s just so thrilled at having invented this new game. I’m not sure where he’s got it from as we hadn’t yet got round to playing hide and seek. I think part of it is just the particular comfort of being in a small space, but he’s definitely waiting for someone to find him too.
The game doesn’t always work out quite as planned. I had to rescue him when he managed to crawl under the sofa in my writing room when my focus was on the last few lines of a chapter.
And I think he’s chancing it a little to think we won’t notice when he slips behind the kitchen lamp.
But all in all this new game, and Arthur’s conscious sense of interactive play, has the potential to be lots and lots of fun. I’ll just have to hope he doesn’t get too creative in his hiding places!
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So cute. Fits right about anywhere too. Your son is an adorable hide & seek player.
Thank you 🙂
He is just so cute. Just a heads up in case you need it. I have heard of them hiding in wardrobes and washing machines too! #wotw
Hmmm… He does have a certain fascination with the washing machine… I’ll have to keep a close eye!
He looks so pleased with all his hiding spots!
I know! Such a twinkle in his eye…
So many cute photos! And just today, Little Man and I have been playing Hide & Seek together while Boo was at preschool. He loves it, too, and squeals with delight. Love the fact that he thinks if he covers his eyes, I can’t see him! A bit like that well hidden lamp shot there! Thanks for sharing with #WotW
It’s just magical, isn’t it? All these things we don’t think twice about that to them are the most wonderful thing in the world… x
awwww this is a great word and a great thing to do 🙂 your pictures are beautiful too #WotW
We did have lots of fun! 🙂
So cute! But scary sometimes when they tuck themselves away! My four year old has a chair in his room which he hides behind every night and he always expects me to be surprised. Nuts! 🙂 #WotW
So funny. They are just in their own little world half the time aren’t they?
Love the cute photos! Our Little Miss is quite keen on hiding too but I don’t think she’s nearly as good at it as Arthur seems to be – she tends to go to same few places and can’t help but say ‘mummy’ from wherever she is, which kind of gives the game away! #WotW
I hope he doesn’t get too good at it! 🙂