Toddler Traffic Cop

We were on our way home this afternoon when I made a right turn at a red light. Wilson started yelling at me "It's red! It's red!" I asked what he was talking about and he said "You broke the law! That light was red!" So there I am in the car telling my son it's ok to make a right on red - it's legal unless there is a no-right-on-red sign. Then I realized this was a pointless argument - he is only 3, he doesn't know the difference between right and left yet. So I decided to divert his criticism from my driving to his dad's. I told him he might want to pay attention to Daddy's driving because you should always use a blinker to signal you are turning, but Daddy doesn't use them. Ever. Wilson said he'd have to check that out. I'm convinced Wilson is my mom: either I'm told my car radio is too loud or I get traffic rules rattled off verbatim from the passenger in the backseat. My question is where did Wilson learn traffic laws? Do they have the Texas Driver's Manual in an illustrated version for children? He's a backseat driver in a car seat!

We're just so tired of the heat here! There's a cold front coming this weekend, so it should only be 95 every day. The sad part is we are looking forward to the cool weather! We sent Wilson out to revive the flowers and the grass with the water hose. He thinks it's a big treat, so, of course Chris was out there with the camera again...