"The Tickle Bug"

Maisen: "Ashi, look what I have in my hand"

Me: Looking and seeing nothing I asked my 2 yr old niece, "what is it Mais?".

Maisen: Looking at me as if I was silly that I didn't already know said, "The Tickle Bug!".

Me: "ooooh, the tickle bug."

Mais: "Yup, and you can't let it go because it will fly and get me". So she picked up my hand and then opening her tightly closed tiny fist placed 'the tickle bug' in my hand and quickly squeezed it shut.

Me: Quickly figuring out the game I gave her a knowing look, then I 'accidently' let the tickle bug slip out of my hand. "OH NO Mais, he flew away"!

Mais: With huge eyes she said "WE BETTER FIND HIM BEFORE HE GETS ME!"

Me: The obvious thing to do would be to start tickling her. Instead we 'searched' for that darn bug everywhere. Then, of course, I found him hiding in her hair. But the darn bug saw me and crawled down her shirt so I tickled her for a while trying to catch it. When I finally did that little 2 yr olds imagination took me by surprise again and made me laugh until I cried.

Maisen: "Oh man, we better go put him in his cage before he gets me again". So she marched him up the stairs and literally opened a door to an imaginary cage and let the little critter in, to tickle her no more.

Aw the mind of a two year old. Don't you wish you could go back to that time in your life?! Thanks to my nieces and nephews I get to all the time. Love you guys!