Hide and Seek

Today I was playing "hide and seek" with my two year old.

I said "go hide and I'll count."  She runs VERY loudly into my closet.  I am in the same room as her.

I pretend to look for her in a few other spots then go to the closet and act surprised to see her there.

I decided to try it again.  I said "do you want to hide again or do you want to count?"

"I hide."  She said, but stopped and turned around, before she ran to go and hide she holds out her hand (in a "stop" motion) "ok mom, I go hide and you count.  I hide in the closet and you come and find me."

I don't think she understands the point of hide and seek.