Pretending

On our way home from an especially rowdy birthday party this weekend, the car was very quiet. The drive home was only 5 minutes long, but we suspected our girls were going to fall asleep. I turned around and #1 did seem to be snoozing and told the hubs out loud, "Hey, I think ESK fell asleep!"

Soon enough, a few seconds later, we heard the sound of heavy breathing. A minute later, the heavy breathing had turned into full on snoring. Heavy snoring, like an old man's. Hubs and I were a little surprised because we had never heard her snore so loudly before, but were understanding since she did have a long day...

Another minute later and the snoring had become cartoonish and SK and I looked at each other a little alarmed. To tell you the truth, I thought maybe she was suffocating on her winter gear or something. I turned fully around and shouted out #1's name. After which I saw her eyes were wide open and she was smiling. She was pretending of course! A pretty good acting job I must say.

We all had a good laugh. I don't know why I'm so struck by this little moment. I guess because ESK has never done anything like that before and she kept up the charade for awhile, even after we commented on her snoring several times. It feels like a developmental leap of some sort.