Today as we were walking home after getting Caleb from school, Caleb wanted to play the "don't step on the line" game. So, while I pushed the stroller down the sidewalk and he walked beside me, we tried not to step on any cracks or lines, or we were "out." Ellie caught on to the fact that we were playing this game, and she said that she wanted to play. So, I told her not to step on any of the lines. Then almost immediately she stepped on the next sidewalk crack. Caleb yelled, "She's out!" And Ellie got upset. So, we stop and Caleb points down to the line in the sidewalk, and we both try to explain to her that the point of the game is to avoid stepping on the lines. We start walking again....and she keeps stepping on the lines! We repeated this process about 3 or 4 times, but for some reason, it seemed like Ellie wasn't getting the point. Then finally, as were walking along, still playing, I heard her say, "Owe, one got my toe!" And i couldn't figure out what she was talking about. Then a moment later she said, "O.K. Now let's play, 'Don't step on the tigers!" :) Apparently, the whole time, my sweet daughter had thought we were playing a game about not stepping on imaginary lions.....not lines! So cute!!
(Sorry no pictures.....still trying to fix the dumb computer!)
What a precious story! Hope your family is enjoying springtime. :)
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