Permission

Okay, so the other day Daddy and I walked into the living room only to find Joshua and Luke in the act of jumping off the coffee table. Just as the correction was about to ensue, Luke took a dive and hit the floor with a loud crack. "Crack" is not a good sound when it involves small bodies hitting something. (Trust me, I know.) There was no blood, but Luke was screaming, so I was holding him on the floor trying to console him and get him to tell me where it hurt. His response was "everywhere!". Thankfully, he was not really hurt in any major way, though I'm sure he was sore for at least 5 minutes. Anyway, while I was holding Luke and trying to talk to him through his crying, Daddy was trying to stave off Micah (who thought we were playing on the floor) and Joshua (who wanted to "help"). Seizing the opportunity for what it was, Daddy proceeded to talk to Joshua about the disadvantages of jumping off the coffee table. To which Joshua asked (totally serious), "Daddy, but when you're not looking or not at home, can we jump off the table then?" At least he was honest. :o) It does make me wonder what else they think is okay to do when we're not looking...