He figured it out all on his own

I learned that Silas has taught himself something. He knows how to dial 911!! Apparently, he was playing with the phone this morning and practiced what he saw on Home Alone 3 (a new favorite at our house). I heard the phone off the hook a few minutes later. I asked Si to bring it to me and as he did he says, "I know how to dial 911, mom." I said, "That's good bud, now you will know what to do in an emergency". Little did I know, he had just proven his ability. After the phone was hung back up, I get a call from a police dispatcher. Just calling to make sure that everything was okay and stating that he had been attempting to call back for a few minutes with a busy signal. I explained that it must have been my son playing on the phone, because we were not in need of the police. He took all my info and I thought that was it. But no, a couple hours later we had a trooper come visit our house. I had Silas talk to him. The officer told him that he was glad that he knew how to call the police, but to make sure that it was an emergency or that someone needed help next time. Silas thought he was in trouble when the trooper left. I told him that he wasn't, he just needed to know that dialing 911 was something we only do if someone needs help or if I or Daddy asks him to. Anyways, it was a great learning experience for all of us. Silas now knows the real reason for dialing and I now know that he can actually do it for real. Just wanted to share that excitement from our day today!