I shouldn't smile....or laugh

I shouldn't smile or laugh when I see Gage making a bad choice because then he thinks it's funny too and he can do it again. But can you blame me when he gives the reaction he did below?? Doesn't it make you smile too?!!!

I went to switch the laundry and when I came back I saw that Gage had found one of the coveted possessions Grandpa left behind.......a carpenters pencil!

I quickly said, "Gage! What are you doing?" Now at this point I was sporting the "serious mom face" look

But........when he did the unexpected and swiftly covered up his "art work," a little smile began to break out and my "serious mom face" began to dissipate

Seeing me smile he knew if he was going to make a break for it, now was his chance.......

 

And as he did, I couldn't control the laughter...... and neither could he because he knew he had accomplished a feat......getting to draw on the wall AND getting mom to laugh about it :)

 After he ran away I brought him back for a little photo op so the artist could pose by his masterpiece

Yes -- I haven't erased it yet, I just don't have the heart because it makes me smile when I walk by.

No -- he hasn't been able to keep getting away with things just because he has a clever reaction. Gage is now starting to understand "time out." But it's hard not to let a few slip through the cracks...:)