Honesty is the best policy...

Ikey has been getting in trouble for stealing chocolate chips and baking chocolate out of the refrigerator. By "trouble", I mean that when we catch him in the act, we chase him around the kitchen and living room while he sticks one big last handful into his mouth and then we tell him not to do that any more and move the chocolate to the top shelf. This morning, I noticed that he was missing from our play time upstairs so I snuck down the stairs to the kitchen as quietly as I could and listened for any incriminating evidence. I didn't hear anything, but I found the refrigerator door open, and the little boy sitting innocently on the couch. I asked him why the refrigerator was open. He said, "I was reaching for some chocolate chips and I grabbed the bag but I didn't eat any." I was hoping he'd say that he remembered all my warnings to knock it off and he'd decided to be obedient, but he said, "I didn't want any chocolate because I heard your feet." That sneaky little honest monster!