The Alligator

I thought I'd write a post about our favorite family game involving this here alligator.

  It all started a couple years ago when me and David went to Lagoon. I think it was 2010.  We were playing some of the games there and we won this alligator!  I brought it home and it hung around the house for awhile.  It started driving my mom crazy because it was always around and in the way.  One day she was very annoyed with it and demanded I take it to my room or get rid of it.  Instead of obeying I put it in her car on her seat so in the morning when she had to leave, it would be right there waiting for her.  That's where it all began.

 Ever since we have been taking turns hiding for each other and waiting for the other to find it.  It is a blast! You never know when it will turn up.  

Whoever finds it has the duty to hide it for someone else.  Sometimes it will be months until someone gets surprised. One time me and my mom mailed it to my dad at work.  Last Christmas my dad gave it as a gift for David.  Sometimes we just stick it in a clothes drawer for someone to find.    After me and David moved to Provo one morning I woke up with it down my shirt.  I was sooo confused as to why it was there.  I thought during the night David had put it down there but it turned out my parents had just put it under the covers and sometime during the night it had found its way down my shirt.  That was a very funny one!  The most recent trick was this last Christmas.  David said he was kind of expecting it to turn up when we were at my families house opening presents. It never happened though.  Later on Christmas me and David were at his families house opening secret santas.  After I opened mine, David's mom interrupted and said that a person had dropped by a gift a few days ago and said to give it to someone on Christmas day.  I was very confused.  After she gave me the gift I recognized the wrapping paper as the same that my parents used so I knew it was from them.  This is when David knew what it was but I was still clueless.  I opened it and of course.  The alligator!  So now it is currently in my possession and it is my turn to think of something great to give it back.

It started out as this annoying thing that was just laying around and it has turned into an awesome family game.  I just thought I would share!