Because the kids were shy of sleep over the weekend, I told them Sunday night that if they fall asleep right away and don't fool around, they could stay up on Tuesday and watch "American Idol." I had forgotten that Benjamin had a late soccer game that night so we'd have to record the show and watch it later, which would mean the kids would really get to sleep late.

Sunday night the kids were in bed at 7 p.m. and didn't make a sound. They all knew they had "won" a night of watching "American Idol."

So last night after Benjamin's soccer game, we sat down to watch the taped show. We were able to move right through the talking parts and all the commercials so the singing part was really about 11 minutes.

Lucas is enthralled by the show. His favorites right now are David Archuleta, David Cook and Syesha Mercado -- all of them.

He was sitting in the chair watching, and he turned to tell me that he is going to be on "Can Idol" when he grows up.

"Mommy, you can be on 'Can Idol' now cause you already growed," Lucas said.