Sunday, September 7, 2008

We are Going on a Dragon Hunt.

Whenever Hayden and Cole (my nephew) get together, one activity that they always play is 'Dragon Hunt.' It does not matter who's house we are at, one of the boys will say, "I think I hear a dragon!" And then its on.
They run to find an adult, so that they can get flash lights and then they go searching for the dragons. They look in closets, cupboards, pantries, downstairs, outside, everywhere. "Those dragons are very sneaky." Laughing and squealing as they go.
They are really quite cute. On this day, they were playing at my house. I caught up with them to try and capture the fun. They were not pleased with me because I was "letting the dragons get away".

I had them stop here for a picture. Hayden would not show me his face because he did not want the dragons to see him.

Here I caught them in the pantry. We only had one working flashlight, (we go through them kind of quickly, I wonder why) so Cole is pretending his flower has light power. Hayden was kind of disgusted with me for opening the door and 'making it light.' I guess the light makes the dragons go away.
What do I know? Silly, Mom.

23 comments:

Heather said...

You gotta love those little imaginations!

Becky just bought Gabe the "Puff the Magic Dragon" book and music CD, and he loves it. Boys and their dragons, huh?

Hope you're having a fun weekend!

Gretchen said...

So Cute! Isn't it adorable when they start finding their own entertainment and no longer depend on you to entertain them???

Karen said...

How cute are they? I love that they like to dragon hunt together.

Rhea said...

Dragon hunting, I love it! How creative and fun. Next time go to another room and make loud stomping noises and roaring. That'll fuel the fire a little. hehe

Tiffany said...

They are so stinkin' ADORABLE. Like little Indiana Jones.

Lisa said...

How fun. I love kids with imagination.

BBB said...

What brave young men!!!

Cristin said...

The flower....er... flashlight totally cracked me up!!

Kelly said...

Such a cute little game they've created...Hayden cracks me up again and again and again...

Cindy said...

So cute. L.L.Bean has crank flashlights that little ones love. My little one would love to join in.

Diana said...

Silly mom! - Didn't you know the light makes the dragons go away?!? And how dare you impede the "hunt" for a picture! :-) Oh - they are so cute together! What imaginations! You need to get them some of those hiking head lamp thingys for their hunts!

scargosun said...

OMG! You have to cement this in history for them later. Too cute.

Susie said...

That is really cute. My daughter and the little boy next door play knights. They slay dragons that live in the trees in my garden kingdom. I am the queen and that is my proclamation:-)

cat said...

Cute! The Little Miss and her cousin always go on dinosaur hunts in the garden. Hats and walking sticks are required for the activity.

Unknown said...

My kind of kiddos! I love dragons too!

Live.Love.Eat said...

I love watching kids as they get so enveloped in their imaginations!!! These pictures are adorable!!! (that Party t-shirt was my niece :) )

Kelly Deneen Raymond said...

I love it! The imagination is an amazing place to play. :)

Danyele Easterhaus said...

i am LOL! we go on bear hunts all the time! and look at those outfits for fighting dragons!!!

thotlady said...

Such wonderful imaginations. With my nephew all he needed was a large blanket and he became the BLOB. Scaring the crap out of everyone.

-Bridget said...

Such clever boys. Who knew one could find dragons lurking just behind the pantry door?

Claremont First Ward said...

OK, this is the cutest thing ever. I love that they have something that they love to play together.

Anonymous said...

That is sooo cute! I just love kids' imaginations!! I can't wait until my son starts pretending!

Rela Pantaleon said...

This is such a good idea! Another thing to add on time-fillers list for my nephews!