Joshua's first lie

According to Websters (1913), a lie is defined as a falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with the intention to deceive.

Today, Joshua told me his very first lie...well, the first one I know about...

We were outside watering the garden. Our tomato plants are getting top heavy and pulling the cages over. I couldn't find any string but did find some florists wire and wire cutters to use to tie the cages upright. I let Joshua help me by cutting the wire with the cutters. When through, Joshua wanted to hold on to my wire cutters and carry them in for me, said he would come in in just a minute. As I turned toward the house, I specifically told Joshua to not cut anything with the wire cutters. By the time I got to the house, he was running in behind me.

About half an hour later, we went back outside and I noticed that one of the tomato cages I had just tied up had fallen over. I thought I must not have wrapped the wire enough, but looked at it and the wire was in two pieces.

Ugh...the wire broke? I can't believe that the tomato plant is heavy enough to break the wire. Can you? (And believe it or not, I was serious, I thought that the tomato plant was actually heavy enough to break the wire, it isn't very strong wire.)
Well, maybe someone threw a rock and the rock hit the wire and it broke (said in a very slight mumbling voice).
Or maybe someone cut the wire with some wire cutters.
No, I don't think so?
No?
Mommy, I'm sorry, ok?
Do you remember mommy telling you not to cut anything with the wire cutters?
No, I didn't hear you.
...sterm, disapproving look...
Mommy, I'm really really sorry, ok?

And then I did the whole I'm just a little bit disappointed that you cut the wire after I told you not to but I'm really disappointed that you told me a lie by saying you didn't do it when you did do it and next time you do something that you are not supposed to do, just tell me, don't lie to me spiel.

I am so not looking forward to the teen years...