hide and seek

last week aliyah and layla played some good ol' fashion "hide and seek" except aliyah didn't quite get it. when layla would count, aliyah would find a hiding place and then call out, "ok! i'm hiding!" or "come find me!" if i managed to keep her from announcing where she was, it was hard not to hear her giggles and chuckles knowing layla was looking for her.

layla would find her and usually tell her, "that's not a good hiding place, aliyah." so today when layla suggested to aliyah and zane, "let's play hide and seek!" aliyah said, "ok, but layla, can you tell me where to hide?"

now aliyah and layla are hiding together while zane counts. only thing is that first they hide and then call out to zane from the laundry room, behind the curtain or under the table, "ok zane! START COUNTING!"

i'm sure they'll get it eventually.

proud child

aliyah's english is inching along (as is her farsi, italian, hebrew and now, sign language). she definitely understands that "proud" means an intense feeling of joy and satisfaction. today she told us, "mommy and papa, i'm so very proud of you for taking me to the beach today."

it was her first visit to the beach this year.