ready or not...

Tonight for Family Home Evening we played hide and seek in the dark. A few years ago, this was a regular tradition for FHE. But the kids are more interested in board/card games recently and it's been several months since we've turned off all the lights and hidden in the secret spots in our house. I was a bit reluctant to play--- because I really am trying to stay off my feet as much as possible. But I figured I could find somewhat comfortable places to hide and still be a good sport.

When Ben started counting, I found a nice little place next to the couch and hid. It was so dark in the house that Aaron couldn't see I was already there and tried to squish in next to me. We tried to keep from laughing when I pinched him- letting him know (without talking) that the spot was already taken. He quickly found a nice place behind the dining room curtains.

The next round, it was Aaron's turn to count. This gave me the freedom not to hide at all. I sat on the couch comfortably as Aaron counted as S...L...O...W as he possibly could. When he was finished he waited a good minute before saying "Ready or not, here I come." We just smiled at each other as we enjoyed the silence. I wonder how long we could have waited before the kids would have gotten restless in their dark crevices. Not long enough, that's for sure.

And during the final round when it was Zack's turn to count, Aaron and I were feeling rebellious and decided to hide together-- under the covers of the guest room bed. It was nice and cool and cozy in there. We crawled under the sheets and pulled them over our heads. Just as we were about to kiss, we heard someone else come in the room and scurry under the bed. Shucks. We tried so hard not to giggle as several grunts came from beneath us. Apparently, it was quite a struggle for Ben to fit under there. I was trying to hard not to make a sound and ended up snorting which was a dead giveaway when Zack came in the room. Even in the dark, we could see the thrill on Zack's face when he pulled down the covers and found us.

After it was all said and done, we sat around the table and enjoyed banana splits. We talked about what color of hair we would change ours to if we had all the options. Zack would want green, Ben blue and Luke would like to have hair the same color as his skin. I've always wanted to be a strawberry blond.