Joel's 911 calls

We have been practicing calling 911 in case of an emergency with Joel. Rhoda suggested this idea, since they do this with her first graders. He is very good at dialing 911 (on a disconnected phone, of course) telling them what is wrong and giving his name and address. Last night, Jorie and Joel practiced a call where he told them Mommy was hurt. Then Joel wanted to practice calling for Daddy and Silas too. His second call went like this:

Jorie: "911 Emergency, how may I assist you?"

Joel: "No, Mommy, you have to wait until I finish dialing."

Jorie: "Oh, sorry. OK." (waits) "911 Emergency, how may I assist you?"

Joel: "This time it's Daddy."

Jorie: "What happened to your daddy?"

Joel: "Daddy fell down the stairs and it was very bumpy."

Jorie: "Can you give me your address so we can send help?"

Joel: (provides address)

After this, Joel insisted on having Jorie making a 911 call as if Joel was hurt. So he lied down on the floor and didn't move a muscle. Jorie shook his arm and said, "Joel? Joel? Are you OK?" (all acting) and Joel continued to lie there, perfectly still. Only after Jorie completed the call to 911 did Joel come back to life. What a little ham!