Chocolate-Covered Tennis Balls

Kate: I don't think life is like a box of chocolates. I think it's more like a tennis ball.

Dad: How so?

Kate: The rolling is the living and when it hits a rock, it dies.

Meredith Through and Through

Kate: I'm so glad to have Daddy home. I really missed him.

Andy: (completely deadpan) I missed Dad's car.

Time Constants

Kate: If a boat crosses the international date line and gets struck by lightning at that exact moment, it changes time.

Wildlife at Home

Spotted in our backyard, this deer was enthralled in a standoff with Cassie. They held each other's gaze for several minutes while Steph tiptoed closer and snapped pictures.

Wide Awake

Jane: Hey, where's my toy?

[Jane exclaimed this clearly, in full volume, sitting bolt upright after being dead asleep a moment earlier.]

Thanksgiving in the Mountains

No, not those mountains; the other mountains.

Reasonable Santa

Mom: Kate, I'm thinking Santa might not be able to bring you a real deer costume that can actually fool the deer into thinking you're one of them. You remember hearing the gun shots outside the other day--that's because it's hunting season. I just don't think Santa would think it's responsible to give you a costume that would make you look like a deer during hunting season. He wouldn't want you to accidentally get shot.

Kate: Good point Mom. I'll reconsider.