"Mommy, sometimes it is a really good thing that you have a big tushy because you can hold doors open with it. I can't." 11/14/11
"Hey Dad, can volcanoes melt a T.Rex?" - Yes, they could. - "Well that's good then, if he was going to bite me, the volcano would save me!"
"What's the fastest animal?" - It's a cheetah. - "Oh well if I found a really nice cheetah, he could get me away from the volcano." 11/13/11
"I would NOT want to live on a farm. The roosters would just make noise all night and I'd never be able to sleep." 10/21/11
"You would NOT want to get a bear dressed. It would just roar at you and then scratch with its giant claws and then the clothes would just be like shredded up cheese." 7/15/11
Me: "I can't believe how much broccoli Daniel ate tonight! I couldn't cut it up quick enough for him! Must be genetic." - Kat: "What's genetic?" - Brendan: "Genetic is something you get from your parents before you're even born." - Me: "Like you have hazel eyes because Daddy has hazel eyes. Daniel has blue eyes because Mommy has blue eyes. Those are genetic." - Kat: "Right. And I have a nose because you have a nose, that's genetic." 6/22/11
(Making "D A D" picture frame at a craft playdate) Honey, we'll put your picture inside this D, and Daniel's inside the other one. - "Okay Mommy. Do we have anything that goes in the A hole?" 6/17/11
"I have to check with Dad on that, because he's in charge of you." 6/8/11 - referring to me!
"I'm all done my lunch, Mommy" - Oh you are? Is it all chomped? - " Uh huh!" - There's no more left? - "Well it's not triangles anymore. It's just as big as like a medium size mystery mousekatool." 5/26/11
(Playing outside in the afternoon) "Mommy, why is the moon up already?" - I don't know, I guess it's time for bed? - very confidently, " Oh I know! It's bedtime for Jesus!" - Really? - "Yep, his daddy named God just said, Jesus, time for bed!" 5/11/11
"Broccoli and zucchini are my favorite foods in the whole world. I just love them. I also love protein, it helps build your muscles." 4/29/11
"Can we drive to Alaska?" - No sweetie, that's too far. You wouldn't want to drive that far. - "We would need a flying car. A dash-car would be the best car ever to get to Alaska. You don't even need turbos, it's just super fast on its own." 4/28/11
"A really long time ago before they mowed the lawn, our grass was sooo tall. It was so tall that it went all the way up toward the sky and God could reach it!" 4/21/11
"Mom, do you know how to count to 10 in Japanese?" - No, I don't. - "Ok, I will teach you. I'm like the queen of Japanese, I know ALL the words!" 4/13/11
"Some day I'm going to play basketball but not with boys, just women." 4/11/11
"Look Mom, there's the Ten Commandments!" 4/10/11, passing the cemetery on Harrison St.
"If Daddy is a really good Daddy, and he eats a good lunch at work, then after naps he can go to Build-A-Bear. Don't tell him anything about Build-A-Bear. That's gonna be a big surprise." 4/6/11
"Mommy, you make better gnocchi than any other mommies in the whole world!" 3/25/11
"Mom, are ladybugs like princesses to bees?" 3/18/11
"What's that store?" - Me: Hot Topic. It's a little weird. - "Oh, that's the store Daddy doesn't want me to shop at!" 2/28/11
"Fred has TONS of things that can defeat dragons. He has swords, he has shields, he has armor, LOTS of things like that." 2/22/11, while in the car, not talking about Fred or dragons at the time.
"Mommy, you're going to be the Queen of Pennsylvania!" 2/11/11
"Here's how you get married. You just find a ballroom, spin around til you get dizzy, then you're married!" 1/25/11
"You just take care of that screaming baby while I have fun coloring with my Color Wonder paints, okay Mom?" 12/28/10
"Broccoli, donuts, and marshmallows are my favorite foods." 11/19/10
"Only orangutans, four-year-olds and five-year-olds can use this slide." 11/3/10
"Now I want to see my doggy friends Buddy and Chloe. Come on, let's go look for them. I will use my telescope." 8/16/10
Rubbing a banana chunk on her lips at breakfast; Me: Are you going to chomp that, little gorilla? - "It's pretending to be my own lip balm. If I was a gorilla I couldn't use lipstick so this can be mine instead." 8/3/10
"This is my present from my Gram and Grandpa. They gave it to me. That was so thoughtful of them." 7/13/20, playing with her art set that was a birthday present
"Is the helicopter or plane we take to Disney going to come to the ground? 'Cause I don't know if we could jump up that high." 7/1/10
"I'm just pretending my brontosaurus is a brachyosaurus, not for real." 7/14/10
"He wants to go to the Please Fuss Museum!" 5/3/10, on Daniel's grumpy day
"I love eating neminnems with my Grandpa." 4/16/10 (M&Ms)
"No, baby, you can't have that because you might damage it." 4/12/20, on Daniel playing with her books
"When I'm a grown-up, I'll have big breasts. When I'm little I have little breasts, but when I'm bigger I'll have big breasts like YOU, Mommy!" 3/29/10