We’re walking back to the car in gentle sunshine, and I let go of your hand so you can swish through the leaf mould and fallen blossom at the edge of the path. You cannot resist a pile like this, I have discovered. It makes me think of concealed dog mess, but it makes you think of rustly sounds and secrets. This is what it is to grow up. I like turning the clock back with you, even if I don’t step in there myself.
‘Mummy, where are me?’
I turn around and you’re stock-still, pole-straight behind the street sign. ‘Where are me?’ is the call of our household at the minute. You will hide anywhere that will hold you, and many places that won’t. Your crinkled grammar makes me laugh every time.
I haven’t replied yet, so you ask again. ‘Hey mummy, where are me?’
I can see all of you except your head. You can never quite believe how big you are. My view of you is better, but no more complete. I can picture your face, grinning into the rusted back of the sign, waiting. You’ll stay there till I come.
It’s not the hiding you love, you see. It’s the being found.
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How adorable. Thanks for a smile to start my day! -Amy
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You are very welcome! Hope your day was a wonderful one.
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I love how you beautifully captured such a simple moment. 🙂
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Thank you so much! Goodness knows this age can be difficult, but there are so many lovely things about it too 🙂
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Such a lovely post of an ordinary, but adorable moment 🙂
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Thank you my dear! It’s the little moments I want to remember, but I’m sure those are the ones I’ll forget. Nice to write them down sometimes!
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Adorable!
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It’s a good job they’re adorable sometimes, isn’t it?! 🙂
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Definitely. If they weren’t adorable, I would have eaten my young by now 😉
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Beautifully written. What a lovely blog you have here. I’ll be coming back on Mother’s day xx
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Oh, thank you so much! That really means a lot. See you in a couple of weeks!xx
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So adorable. I do love this stage with hide & seek. My 18 month old basically drops to the ground and covers his face whenever we start the hide & seek countdown! My 4yo’s a little wiser, but will still let herself down with the odd giggle!
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Ha! I love the ‘if I can’t see you, you can’t see me’ phase. We just got long curtains in our living room, so hide and seek games have increased ten-fold, alas 🙂
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Charming, simply charming; a beautifully written, precious moment captured.
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Thank you! He will get older, and I will forget how brilliant being two is. It’s nice to have somewhere to write it down in the hope that I’ll remember 🙂
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So sweet.
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Thank you! It’s a good job they’re sweet sometimes 🙂
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