Mama, come find me!

One of Ben's favorite books to borrow from the library is "Where is Ben?" written by Marisabina Russo. The story follows Ben and his mama in their home one afternoon before a nap. Ben's mama is busy making an apple pie and is continuously called away from her work to look for Ben who calls, "Mama, come find me!" He is found hiding behind the coats on the coat rack, under an overturned laundry basket, in a coat closet, and under the covers on his bed.

This story has become a game in our home now. Our Ben loves to hide and giggles hysterically when he is discovered. The book seems to have been written about him and we all love it for that reason.

Ben's latest favorite hiding place is an empty storage bin that used to contain baby clothes. With Sam growing so rapidly, the bin is now empty as we have passed the too-small things on to other little boys.

Ben even calls out, "Mama, come find me!" and then goes on to quote the next couple of lines from the story as well.