“Can we go to Gabriel now?” Mom – “No, we will go tomorrow, after you sleep and wake up.” 15 minutes later she was asleep in her bed. One hour later – “I’m awake. Time to go to Gabriel.”

“Don’t say ‘awesome‘, Mom. Say ‘sweet‘.”

“Toe!” (just before taking a big bite of Amy’s toe)

“Kermit was real sad ’cause I put a booger on his eye last night but I took it off today and now he’s real happy.” Parenting is not pretty.

Mom – “You smell nice Sarah.” Sarah – “That’s cause I put deoderant on my face.” Oh yes, she’s real mature.

“Sourdough?  Don’t we have any real bread?  It’s supposed to be white.”

Noah had to write an essay on endurance to get his yellow belt. He wrote: To have endurance is to be patient, and I do it all the time. I have to endure being short and slow. I have to endure my sister’s taunts. I have to endure lots of things. But I’m sure that […]

At my insistence, Sarah loaned Noah a pencil so he could do homework while waiting for karate class to start. Sarah – “I want this back.  I write my name on the sides of my pencils so everyone will know they’re mine.” Noah – “Yeah, it’s just like the one in my desk at school […]

“I want a chocolate egg.” “Maybe the Easter Bunny will bring some.” “Then I want the Easter Bunny.” “Me too Amy.”

“I wish I could tie shoes, but I’m just a little girl who doesn’t know anything.”