"I'll forgive you for thinking this was either a really low grade game of hide and seek or the very sad annual meeting between the only 2 members of the 'National Pavement Appreciation Society', but in fact it was a result of stubborn child not wanting to put a coat on in weather so cold it would have had snowmen reaching for the heated blanket. This horizontal protest was heading no where fast until @mother_of_daughters employed the old tried & tested 'I'll just lie next to this apoplectic child silently and see what happens' technique and sure enough, Ottie's brain overloaded at the sight of an adult on the floor, rebooted into recovery mode and she quickly dusted herself off and rode off into the sun. She still didn't have a coat on, but you take a win where you can in these situations. "