Cute kid moment

but this time, NOT my kids:

At work, our building complex is shared with a day care, so occasionally you'll see a line of kids walking, holding the rope.

Yesterday, we were standing in the foyer waiting for the shuttle bus to take us to the main hospital, and we saw the kids-on-a-rope train coming around the corner - some days they just walk them clear around the building once and that passes for exercise. They were all bundled up, and I'm guessing they were all around 2 years old or so.

The line leader seemed to be having some trouble, however - as we watched them approach, he seemed to be stumbling a bit, and flat out falling down. As they passed our foyer, the issue was clear: The kid was ASLEEP: His eyes were shut, and he was being held up by the lead daycare lady. We laughed, wondering just how long this would work... and sure enough, 20 paces further along, there was a new line leader and sleepyboy was being carried.

But naturally, not even 10 paces further, total chaos had broken out - if one kid is being carried, they all wanted to be carried. The shuttle bus came right at that moment, as the line had devolved into total chaos. And of course, this all happened at the exact half-way point around the building, so there was naught to do but soldier on.

And that's the cute kid story.