Counting Ribs

Mike has a game he plays with the kids called 'counting ribs'. He started it back when Emily was just little. It goes a little something like this.

1. Find the rib.
2. Tickle the rib.
3. Count the rib.

This was how Emily learned to count to 10, and Tim learned what number came after.

Once when Mike was counting Emily's ribs...she must have been about 3 he reached ten and then we all yelled 'Yeah!' So the next time we got to counting Tim added 'Yeah' for the number right after 10.

This counting tradition has continued through all the kids in their preschool years and it is now Ethan's turn.

One variation that Mike likes to add is to purposefully count wrong and the kids have to tell him which one he missed which of course leads to another counting. Have to get it right you know.

Well Ethan has caught on to this...and even though Mike made it straight through 1-10 when he got done Ethan said, 'You missed one!' Mike answered, 'I did? Which one?'

ZERO

Perhaps Tim will have some competition as the number whiz in the family.