Our Silly Boy

Charles-Allen is constantly keeping us on our toes. Here are just a couple of his silly antics from this past week.
#1
All the kids have loaded up getting reading to go to t-ball practice when I notice, as I'm walking to the truck, that Charles-Allen is getting out of the truck with his bat in hand.
Me: "Charles-Allen where are you going?"
Charles-Allen: "To kill the bug on my window with my bat."
Me: "Charles-Allen if you hit that window with that bat what do you think is going to happen to
the window?"
Charles-Allen: with a very thoughtful look on his face "It'll break."
Me: "And do you think your mama is going to be happy if you break the truck window?"
Charles-Allen: "No,....(still you can tell the wheels are turning) what about if I just hit it
easy like?"
Me: "No Charlsie, not even if you hit it easy like."

#2
The kids have to unload the dishwasher everyday. Emmy does the bottom and Charles-Allen does the top, which is mostly cups and plastic bowls. Usually he does very well, but some days he just doesn't want to do it.

Me: "Okay guys it's time to unload the dishwasher." Of course Emmy goes right to it and gets
the job done. Charles-Allen not so much.
CA: "Oh, I'm so tired, I think I'm gonna pass out."
Me: "You can pass out as soon as you unload your part of the dishwasher."
CA: "Mama, I told you I'm too tired, I'm gonna pass out if you make me."
Me: "If you pass out before you unload the dishwasher, I'm gonna spank your little hiney."
CA: "Ugggh, can't Emmy do it?"
Me: "No"
The next thing I know Charles-Allen falls flat on his face, without trying to break his fall at all. It would have been very convincing if I didn't know better. Neal is dieing laughing. I don't think it's nearly as funny. Charles-Allen continues to lay there like he's dead. I walk over and pop his hiney twice and he immediately pops up very upset with me.
CA: "Mama, why did you pop me, I passed out. I told you I was too tired to unload the dishwasher!"
Me: "And I told you to pass out after you unloaded the dishwasher. Now unload the dishwasher."

Oh, and if you happen to see any tormados (i.e. small gust of wind or cloudy skies) please don't send them to our house. Charlsie is deathly afraid of tormados.