How Many?

With chocolate on her face Skye came up to me as I was coming out of Linc's room ... the conversation went as follows:

Me: How many chocolate mints did you eat while mommy was in Lincoln's room?

Skye: One

Me: How many?

Skye: one, two, three, four, five, six and seven

Me: Schuyler how many did you have? Do you remember mommy saying you could have one?

Skye: Yes

Me: Did you have more than one?

Skye: (sly smile) Yes

Me: How many?

Skye: one, two, three

Me: Did you have 4?

Skye: NOOOOOOOOO. I had two

Me: Did you have three? remember I can go down and count the wrappers

Skye: (shocked look on her face) Yes mommy I got three. But they are just so delicious I had to. You should try one, you love it. You will.

Me: Yes mommy knows how great chocolate mints are but I told you you could have one, now I have to put them up high.

Skye: How did you know?

Me: There is too much chocolate on your face for just one mint.

Skye over-exaggeratedly licking her lips ... not realizing it is just too late to cover up now ...