Last night the boys (well actually Addie was included and was being carried by Charles) were playing Hide and Go Seek. Jack was counting. This is what I heard:
uno
dos
tres
cuatro
cinco
seis
siete
ocho
nueve
diez (and then without missing a beat)
eleven
twelve
I was upstairs checking my email when I heard this and was feeling a bit exposed as a Spanish teacher when my phone starting vibrating. I looked down and saw that it was a text from Charles. It said 'i am in the closest under the stairs'. Apparently the boys were really stumped of where Charles and Addie were hiding. I think the truth was that Charles and Addie were a little cramped and were wanting to be found. I then went and helped and rescued the game.
It is funny because the boys love to play, but at this stage they are neither good hiders or seekers which means there is often a lot of parental involvement or lack of involvement (ie pretending you don't see Theo who is hiding behind a little lamp)!
2 comments:
Sounds like fun. Being bilingual can be confusing and Jack is already confused by living with all those British people:) I am always amused that when a kid finds a good hiding place, he/she will use the same place each time he/she hides. The game often checks the searchers acting ability more than the hiders hiding ability.
I'm looking forward to playing some hide & seek in December.
I would echo Mama Julie's comments but mention Winston Churchill's famous quote that the U.S. and England are one country divided by a common language.
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