Hide and Seek

“One, Two, Three, Four, …, Nine, Ten! Ready or not, here I come!” Rebecca announced. She walked out of the living room, passed the kitchen and came to the family room. Immediately she found Mommy, who was hiding behind a curtain. It was easy because the curtain was bulging. But where was Gabby? Rebecca thought Gabby was with Mommy because she didn’t know how to play hide-and-seek yet and usually another person had to take her. But this time Gabby was not with Mommy. Mommy hid her behind the Bella Ballerina Dancing mat alone. Before Rebecca found her, Gabby stood up behind the mat and said, “I’m here!”

It was Mommy’s turn to be it. She counted to ten and then walked to the family room. There was Gabby curled under a coffee table. There was nothing under the coffee table to hide her. She might think nobody could see her because she could see nobody. As a matter of fact everyone in the room could see her. Seeing that, Mommy couldn’t help laughing.

“I see some hands. I see some feet. I see a little girl. I see Gabby!” Mommy said.

Gabby was happy to be found. She laughed and came out from under the coffee table. Where was Rebecca? Mommy found her behind the door in the bath room.

This was one of the many hide-and-seek games played by the family. When Grandpa, Grandma and Auntie were here for a visit, Rebecca and Gabby also liked to play hide-and-seek with them.

If there are any games that have been played from one generation to another, hide-and-seek is one of them. When Daddy, Mommy and Auntie were kids, they played it. When Grandpa and Grandma were kids, they played it. Now they play it with their kids and grandkids. In playing this game, they are all connected.