Conversations With 4 Year Olds - Staying at Grandma's

My mom was over tonight, so of course I had to ask the boys if they wanted to go to her house with her for the night. To be honest, I ask them if they want to stay with her every time we're with her.

Tonight's exchange went a little like this:

Me: Do you want to stay at grandma's tonight?
J: Yes! I can watch Sprout at grandma's!
Me: You're right. She does have Sprout on her TV.
J: Oh, look. Mickey Mouse Club is coming on TV. I think I'm going to have to cancel my day off at grandma's... (Does that mean that he thinks he needs a day off from us, or what?)
S (adding his two cents almost the second Jason stopped talking): I want to go to grandma's!
Me: You do?
S: Yes. (turning to my mom) Grandma, can you take me?
Grandma: How am I going to take you?
S: First you go to the door...
Me: Okay, Shawn. If you go to grandma's, you're going to have to go right to bed. It's bedtime.
S: I want to go to bed. Mommy, can you take me?
Me: To bed?
S: I want to go to bed.
Me: You don't want to go to grandma's?
S: No. I want to go to bed now. Can you take me?
Me: Ooookay, Shawn. I'll take you to bed.

Sigh. It's always the same. They agree to the idea initially. They never end up taking the plunge and staying. (Unless they've had no say in the matter that is.)

I knew full well how the conversation would end, but now I find it funny to see what kind of excuse they'll come up with each time to get out of it. Besides, one of these days they're not going to change their minds... ;-)