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KATIE: She took my gum! NATALIE: No I didn’t! KATIE: Yes you did! NATALIE: That was my gum! ME: We’ve got somewhere to be. We’ll have the Nuremberg Candy Trials later. Now let’s go.

WIFE: Katie, you can’t have dessert until you finish your greens. KATIE: You said I only had to eat three big bites. WIFE: That’s right. And what I put on your plate is three big bites. That’s some smart mommyin’.

ME: It’s an omelet. SIX YEAR OLD KATIE: I hate omelets! ME: It’s delicious. SIX YEAR OLD KATIE: I ain’t gonna like it. ME: That’s a bad attitude and bad grammar. SIX YEAR OLD KATIE: I’m gonna vomit. ME: Just … Continue reading →

FOUR YEAR OLD NATALIE: Mommy, do you have any sevens? MELISSA: I have three sevens. FOUR YEAR OLD NATALIE: Yes! Now I have  a set. ME: Your turn, Katie. SIX YEAR OLD KATIE: Natalie, do you have any twelves? FOUR … Continue reading →

SIX YEAR OLD KATIE: Daddy, guess what? ME: What? SIX YEAR OLD KATIE: I know what the combination is. ME: No way. SIX YEAR OLD KATIE: Way. ME: Okay, what is it? SIX YEAR OLD KATIE: 614. ME: How did … Continue reading →

NATALIE: Guess what I am. ME: Okay. NATALIE: I have long ears and I eat carrots ME: Are you a donkey? NATALIE: Nope! ME: Are you me? ‘Cause I have long ears and I eat carrots. NATALIE: Nope! ME: Are … Continue reading →

FOUR YEAR OLD NATALIE: Hey daddy, guess what I’m going to be when I grow up? ME: I don’t know. What are you going to be when you grow up? FOUR YEAR OLD NATALIE: A elephant. Luckily, we live in … Continue reading →

FIVE YEAR OLD KATIE: Can we go next door? MELISSA: I don’t think they’re home. FIVE YEAR OLD KATIE: Yes they are! I pushed a chair up to the window, looked through it and saw them inside. (A new family … Continue reading →

4 YEAR OLD NATALIE: Hey, daddy, guess what? ME: What? 4 YEAR OLD NATALIE: … ME: … 4 YEAR OLD NATALIE: A-HAHAHAHA!!!

MELISSA: HBO has a new show coming out that looks really good. That bug-eyed guy stars in it. ME: That bug-eyed guy? MELISSA: Yeh. He was in that movie … ME: That movie? MELISSA: You know. Oh… The “You Betcha” … Continue reading →

NATURE INTERPRETER KEIRA: And what do ratsnakes eat? CHILD: I know! Mice. NATURE INTERPRETER KEIRA: That’s right. KARL: Go figure. Something called a ratsnake eats mice. :::pause::: KARL: Then again, cornsnakes don’t eat corn. ME: Treesnakes don’t eat trees. KARL: … Continue reading →

KATIE: The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish, all through the town. Uh, daddy? ME: Yeah? KATIE: What comes after the wipers on the bus? ME: Oh, I don’t know. We can look it up on the Internet … Continue reading →

MELISSA: “I’ll bet that plane is going to New York or Chicago.” FIVE YEAR OLD KATIE: “I bet it’s going to the beach or China.” THREE YEAR OLD NATALIE: “No, wait. I bet it is going to Shoney’s.” FIVE YEAR … Continue reading →

FOUR YEAR OLD KATIE: I like the Jonas Brothers ME: Well, that’s a pretty good song. FOUR YEAR OLD KATIE: Did you know the Jonas Brothers are cute? ME: They are? FOUR YEAR OLD KATIE: Uh huh. They’re very cute. … Continue reading →

Scene: the hotel swimming pool 3 YEAR OLD NATALIE: I got to potty. MELISSA: Do you have to pee or poo? 3 YEAR OLD NATALIE: I got to pee. 4 YEAR OLD KATIE: It’s OK, Natalie. You can pee in … Continue reading →