Da Supwise

Last Friday:

I left to go out of town to celebrate my moms birthday, leaving Kyle with the boys.
me: I'm gonna miss you guys!
Kyle: you'll have fun, and we're going to go birthday shopping for mom, right boys??

Saturday:

Kyle showed his mom the coffee maker that he bought me as a birthday surprise. Joey overheard them talking, and shouted from his bed,

Joey: you got mom a coffee makew??
Kyle: yes, but you can't tell her. Its a surprise for her birthday.
Joey: I gonna teww her.
Kyle: no, you're not. You have to keep it a secret until her birthday.
Joey: Nope! I gonna teww mom!!
Kyle: go to sleep.
Joey: I GONNA TEWW HER!!!

Between then and today, Kyle begged me not to ask Joey about my gift, hoping that he wouldn't bring it up himself and knowing that if I reminded him, he'd spill the beans.

I woke up this morning to the dog whining to go out. I stumbled out to the front room where it was dark and noticed a bright blue glow in the kitchen. My eyes were foggy and I couldn't see what it was. I let the dog out, flipped on the light and there it was!! MY KEURIG!! It had a bright red bow on it, and two cards sat in front of it reading, "mom" and "Kelly Anne." I ran back to the bedroom, jumped onto the bed, bounced over Joey who had climbed into my spot and landed on Kyle waking him up. I have been begging (truthfully, nagging) for a Keurig for months and months. I'm afraid this gift was more of a "get her to shut up" gift than anything, but I'll take it! Even my mom had plans of getting me one. (maybe I'll start nagging more? It seemed to work..)

I looked at Joey and asked,

Me: Joey! You got mommy a new coffee maker?!

He looked up from the iphone he was playing on, his little jaw dropped open, and stared at me with a panicked face.  Like, how could she know this? what do I say? uh.. uh..... He didn't miss a beat.

Joey: I can't teww you. Sowwy, it a supwise.
Me: no, its not anymore, daddy put my new coffee maker in the kitchen for me to find. I even saw the letter you wrote me yesterday!

He let out a very loud and relieved laugh, paired with a large smile from ear to ear.

Joey: Oh yes yes!! We went to da bet buy tore wit Auntie Kaywa and she wet me wook at da bideo games and daddy got you da coffee makew and he said, "no tewwing mommy" so I didn't teww you dats what you got! and now you can hab da coffee aw da times!

I am a bit nervous that our 3 year old is so good at keeping a secret. I have felt some relief over it since he's apologized all day for not telling me sooner. What a love he is. And my husband?? What a guy!!