Shane: “I’m really looking forward to…”
Sara: “No. There is nothing to look forward to. Ever.”

Evie: “My ear feels better, it’s not squirting blood anymore.”
Well, she did have a pretty bad ear infection…

Evie, preparing to read a story: “Okay, everyone, turn off your cell phones!”

Evie fell down and skinned her knee a little bit. She was perfectly fine at the time, but I promised her we could put on one of her special Hello Kitty band aids when we got home. So, of course, she ran the rest of the way home perfectly fine, but the second the band aid went on, she was instantly struck lame with agony.
Evie, crying: “Carry me!”
Shane: “I’m going to take off the band aid. Did it help you heal?”
Evie, relieved: “It healed right up, just in time!”

We even have a quote from someone other than Evie this week:
Alexis: “Do you want a pretzel?”
Ayla: “Put some chocolate on it.”
Alexis: “I’ve never heard of such a thing!”
Ayla: “It’s brown and it tastes good.”

Evie: “Can you carry me?”
Shane: “No, we’re very close.”
Evie, crying: “But my bones are getting stronger by walking!”

What a horrible dad I am, improving her bones. In fact, “Daddy is mean!” has been something of a battle cry around the house lately. She has been proclaiming that to anybody who will listen, even though she, “can’t think of any examples.”

Sara: “Is Daddy a nice daddy?”
Evie: “Yes, he is…n’t”