Andy, Jane, and Kate

Christmas Day 2008

Like Cheney

Kate: If we knew a secret agent, they wouldn't be secret anymore. They would just be an agent.

Green like broccoli

Kate: Do you know the difference between an ogre and a princess?

Dad: What is it?

Kate: An ogre is green and she is not.

Snappily

Kate (while wiggling her toes furiously): I'm trying to snap my toes.

Nutrition

Kate: If I ate a chcolate cake for breakfast, went to school, and played on the playground, then when I was on the balance beam I would fall over because of the fat.

Poisoned Apple

Poisoned apples don't actually induce sleep with one bite. It takes several.

Pillow chat

Dad [after having just 'borrowed' Kate's pillow]: I'm comfy.

Kate: Yeah, but you're not cozy.

The origin of Katisms.

Kate: I said, "Oh," inside my brain.

Self-Actualization

Jane [at 2 years, 2 months]: I'm not a baby (any)more.

Summer Santa

After being given a prompt at school asking what would be different if Santa came during the summer, Andy writes:

"He would come by boat."

Bleating

Andy has run the duration of a local hippotherapy program. (For those unfamiliar with the term, it is an equine-centric therapeutic method). Kate asked why he won't be riding horses anymore.

Mom: Well, he has learned all he can on the horses right now.

Kate: So what's next? Sheep?

To town, actually.

Andy: I have big news!

Dad: What's the news?

Andy: Santa is coming to my house!