Hide-and-seek

Yesterday, Colin and his friends, Isaac, Tom, and Tim, were at our house playing hide-and-seek. They seem to know only two or three hiding spots--behind the couch, in the backpack closet, or by the TV. Hoping to help Colin find a new spot, I motioned for him to come into the kitchen when I saw him run past. He came, and I said, "Look, Colin. Get under here." I lifted up the open dishwasher door, so he could slide under. I thought this would be a great hiding spot. It proved more difficult than I thought to really get under, though. Colin was hesitating, and asking me in a whisper voice, "Mommy, why are we doing this?" I told him to just get under there quick. He did. I put a stool in front of him to finish off the job, and then he poked his head out and said, "But mom, I'm IT."