The games children play....

Over the past few weeks with all the nice weather the kids have spent HOURS outside. The trampoline is SOOOOO happy and feels so loved. I have been working on cleaning all the flowerbeds out. The flood gates of excitement have burst to see all the plants popping back from last year.

While I have been unearthing these treasures I hear the kids playing games, laughing, giggling and even a little fighting in there. Recently I hear the kids all yelling "NOT IT" trying to be the first one. I am not sure why or happens to the last person to say not it. I usually just hear it in passing.

So tonight while I was in the kitchen cooking dinner Katie was talking to Daddy about an in school assignment she did. Funny thing is my sister's daughter just brought home the same in school assignment. They were to write two letter's to two different people convincing them to do something. Kaitlynn wrote one letter to Jackson. It was really sweet. She explained to him that they would have more fun playing if they did not fight so much. I thought it was a SPECTACULAR letter. I LOVED it.

The second letter was to her daddy. She wanted to convince him she was old enough and responsible enough to own a bunny. I am not going to lie as Phil read it out loud I had to leave the room to keep from laughing. She completed the letter by signing it, "Your LOVEABLE Kaitlynn". She was so sure he would say yes. It was very sweet.

So as Phil and I were discussing the letter. Kaitlynn thought we were going to make a decision right then and there. She huddled with Jackson and Madelynn telling them on the count of three they would all say, "PLEEEEEEEASE!!" Hoping for that last HAIL MARY. Well I hear Kaitlynn whisper as only children can, "1....2....." before Kaitlynn could say three Madelynn yells at the top of her lungs, "NOT IT!!!!!!!"

I did not have the heart to tell her she missed the memo in the huddle and just laughed.

TTFN~