When Mommy's Away...

So last night while I was at a meeting, Brian played Mr. Mom, which he has gotten pretty good at lately.  When I got home, shortly after Joseph's bedtime, I went into his room to give him a hug and kiss.  When I asked if he and Katie had fun with Daddy, he replied, "Oh yes.  I was a good helper.  I put Katie in the closet."

Me: "You did what?!  What closet?!"
J: (very proud of himself) "I put her in my closet and I closed the door."
Me: "Joseph, WHY would you do that?!  That's not very nice.  I bet Katie was scared."
J: (innocently/sincerely) "No, her wasn't scared.  I turned the light on for her.  I put her in the closet 'cause her wanted to play hide and seek."

It was then that I realized that I wouldn't get any further with my line of questioning.  I told him never to put Katie in any closet ever again, kissed him goodnight and went to talk to the adult in charge.

Me: "So... tell me about Joseph putting Katie in his closet."
Brian: "Oh, he told you about that, huh?"

Uh...yeah!  You can't expect 4 year olds to keep secrets!

Now, here's the rest of the story according to Brian:

Katie and Joseph had been playing wonderfully all evening.  With her ever-improving crawling skills she followed Joseph around right up until bedtime.  The two of them were playing in Joseph's room while Brian cleaned up after supper.  He noticed that it seemed a little too quiet, so he went to check it out.  He couldn't see the kids, but he could hear Joseph giggling.  Then he opened the closet door to find them BOTH in closet.  Joseph had initiated a game of hide and seek, but had forgotten to inform the seeker.

I am so thankful that he loves his sister so much that he voluntarily plays with her, but we're going to have to work on his storytelling skills.  He almost gave me a heart attack with that one!