From frustration to laughter

So we were driving back from karate last night and Jacob and Allison were busy telling me things from the backseat. Jacob had been talking for a while (as he's apt to do) and Allison wanted to say something, but couldn't get a word in. So she let out "a yell" followed by a loud proclamation that "Jacob was NOT letting her talk."

This was followed immediately by two kids both talking about how THEY should be the ones talking. Ugh.

So I say - "well, I'm not listening until you two figure out who's supposed to be talking."

This led to a long debate in the backseat as to who should be the one to go first.

J: I should be the one - I got a new karate belt and kids with new belts go first.
A: I got a new prize - so kids with new prizes should go first.
J: No - I should go first because my new belt is orange and your watch isn't orange.
A: I should go first - I'm oldest and we should go oldest to youngest.
J: No - we should go youngest to oldest and I should go first.
A: Oldest to youngest.... me.
J: Boys first.
A: Girls first.
J (placing his new karate belt on his head): Look - I'm a reindeer and reindeers should go first.
A: Yes - reindeer go first - but I made reindeer antlers out of paper so I should go first!

Needless to say..... we got home first.