The Master Manipulator

So, last night Mick fell prey to Joshua yet again. I often amazed at how easily Joshua out manuvers his dad to get exactly what he wants! I came downstairs last night and Joshua was happily sitting at the table drinking a coke. I asked him where he got the soda at and he said that his dad said he could have it. When Mick came up from the basement I asked him why he was letting Joshua have a coke at 7:00 in the evening. Mick responded that I had said it was ok, he had Joshua ask me. I told him that Joshua had not asked me anything. I went over to Joshua and asked him if he had asked me if he could have a coke, he slyly smiled and said yes. I then said that he was going to time out for lying. He said "No mom I did ask you." and smiled again, so I asked him, "Did I answer?" he reasponded "No" with a sad little face. I then told him to go and sit in time out for lying to his dad. While he was in timeout I asked him why he did not come and ask me if he could have a coke and he said "Because I knew that you would say no." Even the kids know the rules.... I will give Joshua this, once he knew he was busted he went into timeout and sat with no problems, he knew that he had been caught.

Joshua the Photographer!

Joshua got hold of the digital camera and actually took some pretty good pictures of his brother, dad and I. I wanted to share a couple of them here.


Daddy & Joseph

We are ALIVE!! We have been busier than a "one eyed cat watching three rat holes" as my friend Linda Lowman would say :-) Going to post some pics and will try and catch up with more detailed posting later :-)

Here is Mick and I at Churchill Downs, we RARELY EVER get to go out on dates so this was a lot of fun and it was good to finally make it out there since we have never been in the 5 years that we have lived here!