On Wednesday I spent 3 hours running errands (translated: shopping) while Jason stayed home with the kids. When I came home, Ellie came running out with a wooden fire truck. That I had stored away in a box (which admittedly is in the living room waiting to go down to storage) for Rowan's NEXT birthday. This is how the conversation went.
Mom: Ellie, how did you get that?
Ellie: From that box
Mom: But how did you get in it?
Ellie: We took off the tape.
Mom: Ellie!
Ellie: Rowan did it too!
Mom: Where was Daddy?
Ellie: Sitting right there on his computer.
Mom: Let me put that back. Ellie!!! (as I see that another toy in the box has been taken out of the plastic shrinkwrap). Did you open this toy?
Ellie: Rowan did too!
Mom: Well these were supposed to be toys for your birthdays, but now you've seen them so I can't give them to you!
Ellie: It's okay, we won't remember them on our birthdays.
Mom: Did you take out all the toys? (there are probably 10 toys/games for birthdays)
Ellie: I don't think we saw all of them.
Mom: Maybe I'll give them to other kids for their birthdays.
Ellie: You can't, we already opened them. You can't give opened toys to other kids.
Mom: Ellie, you can't open boxes that are closed. That means we don't want you in them.
Ellie: Maybe you shouldn't put them where we can see them. Then we won't open them.
*sigh*
* in defense of Jason, the kids have often gotten into mischief while I'm on the computer too :)
4 comments:
Ha Ha Ha!! She's so funny. I love hearing how she argues her point and always reminds you that Rowan was doing it too.
she is such a doll dont think i could every say no!!!!!!!!!!!! i love hearing of yours and taras family adventures
I'll bet you did this once or twice when you were young, but it is better to pretend you were innocent.
gigi
Ha! Ha! At least Ellie didn't take the blame alone. Smart girl.
--aunt Karen
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