Some people who find this post through a search will be disappointed.
Or will they?
My middle daughter is fond of dressing all in black and saying she’s a ninja. Sometimes she plays the game “bad ninja” where she purposely and noisily bumps into things and people.
Today she put a second layer of clothes over her black clothes. When I asked why, she, of course, said, “I’m in disguise.”
Here are some pictures of my ninja.
Standing next to the fridge.
Crouched behind a potted plant.
Holding her baby brother.
Lying in a field of plants.
And standing against a brick wall. This one was particularly tricky since she was wearing black, but she knows how to stick to the shadows.
As you can tell, her yoga lessons have been paying off. Being able to bend her body to blend in has been invaluable.
Which of these was your favorite ninja pose?
Motherhood and Martial Arts 
no ninja is going to hold their baby brother. Attack, maybe. Hold? How can you use your throwing stars or swing your sword if you’re holding a baby? Standing by the white wall I’ll buy, but baby brother? I don’t know about that …
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Andrew, I disagree. It’s the fact that she’s holding her baby brother that makes her such a skilled ninja. No one would suspect she’s a secret assassin in that pose.
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Ah, that’s different …
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I like the one where she’s holding her brother. Her ability to blend in with all the patterns is truly remarkable.
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Agreed. You’d think this would be too advanced for her age, but she’s a natural.
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I love the one where she’s lying in the field of plants. I’m green with envy.
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Pfft.
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She’s a stealthy one! I hope to stay on her good side. Because if I don’t, I’ll never see her coming. 😄
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Eesh. Now I’m scared. I’ll keep that in mind when she becomes a teenager.
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Ninja protecting the refrigerator is a sign there is important Ninja food in there.
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Ninjas must always protect their food source. It’s in the ninja training program.
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Absolutely!
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LOL! My favorite is a tossup between holding her baby brother and standing behind the plant. She sure is flexible 😀
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I know! She didn’t get it from me.
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Definitely the one holding baby brother. So cute! Keep the pictures coming. I love seeing him grow 🙂
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Awh. Thanks, Lonna. 🙂
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She must be wearing camouflage… cute post Betsy. 🙂
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That’s part of her super ninja skills.
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Too cool! I want to be a Super Ninja too! I’m
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Wow, she’s good!
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I know, right? I’m so proud. That’s why I had to share these pictures.
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The one holding her brother. She doesn’t have to try to hard to blend in because your eyes are drawn to the cute baby. It is hard to look away….was there more to the post after that?
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He is absurdly cute. He may be the most dangerous weapon in her arsenal.
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She could hide the non-pointy weapons on him for extra sneaky stealth.
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Smart.
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I like the one where’s she’s a lamp post.
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Um….where was the lamp post? Oh, do you mean she was disguised as a lamp post and then hid herself so we couldn’t see the lamp post? That would be clever.
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Man oh man PIF, she is GOOD! I think my favorite is the one in the greenery. I thought for a minute I saw her but she is so good, it wasn’t her at all. She got me.
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She’s a natural!
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If your intro was actually true, i.e. that she said & did that, she has a much more sophisticated sense of humor than I’d expect at that age.
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Are you referring to her “bad ninja”? Yes, she said and did that.
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That and disguising her black clothes. Do other kids her age get her jokes, or do they go over their heads?
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Don’t know. She’s kept it in the family. Her younger sister gets it.
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love it! keep encouraging her creativity, it’s so refreshing!
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🙂
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The wall…because, of course, all kids can blend into a brick wall…white or otherwise.
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Naturally!
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I have to say the potted plant. That terracotta disguise is uncanny in its realism.
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An excellent point, Allie P!
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Lol. I like the one where she’s blending into the refrigerator. I couldn’t see her at all. What a talented kid!
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I’m rather proud of her for developing the skill of going unseen. Now to work on unheard… 😉
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The baby one of course, he looks sooo big, soon he will be too heavy for her to hold. But then again I’m sure she would be able to pull off her ninja skills while pushing a stroller.
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There you go. I saw that in a movie, Undercover Blues. A dad held his baby and used the stroller to beat off bad guys. 🙂
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It’s true I have so much power pushing a stroller, people parts the way all the time.
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Hahaha I really enjoyed this and all the comments! Good one!
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Thanks, Diane. I’m glad. 🙂
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OK, that was darling. I have seen people paint themselves to where you can’t tell them from the background. I suspect that’s not what’s going on here!
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You’re right. I did not paint my child, nor condone her painting herself. Thankfully, she doesn’t know about people doing that or she might try!
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She is a regular Peeta. 🙂
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Nice.
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She’s amazing! 👍😊
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Heehee. Yes, I am very proud. 🙂
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Such fun this post was. Please post pictures when she’s a teenage ninja. I’m thinking she might choose different spots to disappear to.
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I’ll try to remember that. 🙂
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Ah!I’m a ninja too.
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Heh heh. Yep!
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Wow she is good! I’m glad it’s your middle daughter being all ninja:ish. For me, it’s my husband who says he is a ninja. Just ain’t the same.
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Haha!
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