Me: “Can you please comb your hair?”
::Evie melting into a puddle of exasperation::
Me: “Well, Evie, you have to comb your hair.”
Evie: “It’s always, ‘Can you do this? Can you do that?'”
Me: “Well what else were you asked to ‘can do’ this morning?”
Evie: “Caaan you stop opening the freezer? Caaan you ask Daddy a question for me?”

Evie: “It’s made in China! My bear is made in China!”
Conversationally, to Ollie: “They’re proud of their dàxióng māo, that’s why they make bears.”

Little does she know how many things are made in China.

Rachael: “…so, then we bought the really big stakes, but then we had to go buy a hammer! And I’m like, ‘If you give a mouse a cookie…'”

Me: “Uncle Jimmy sure has a nice house, doesn’t he?”
Evie: “Yeah! With a big fridge, full of treats!”

Me: “Ollie, give me your right elbow.”
::Ollie holding out his left hand::
Me: “That’s your left hand.”
Ollie: “That’s weird. How did my right elbow get on my left hand?”

Ollie: “What did you write?”
Me: “I signed my name.”
Ollie: “But…what language did you write it in?”

Ollie: “I’m 4, my sister is 6, and my Daddy is 100.”
…
Ollie, whispering to me: “Are you 44 or 54, I can’t remember!”

Ollie: “Sometimes, I think my grownup hairs are growing in! But then I realize it’s just Nala hairs.”

Just got back from a lovely family vacation, so, as usual, it may take a bit to get everything back on track around here. In the meantime, enjoy some vacation quotes.

-The Management

Me: “There might be reenactors there. People in costumes.”
Evie: “Do you think Batman will be there?”

::Pre-teen asks the George Washington reenactor a question::
George Washington: “Why are you saying ‘like’ with every other word?”
::Sara giving me a significant glance::

::Evie rocking back and forth on the train::
Evie: “I’m trying to make the train tip over.”

::Evie getting excited about going to Outback::
Sara: “What are you…why are you so excited? Do you even know what they…what do they even have that you like?”
Evie: “MILK!”

::Ollie waving to everybody he sees::
Ollie: “I see a lot of people that I like!”

::Ollie saw one of those machines to make a souvenir penny at the zoo::
Ollie: “It’s a popcorn maker!”

Well, our popcorn maker does have a crank…

Sara: “How could we not have predicted that I would need a pot to preserve animal skulls?”

::Overheard::
Ollie: “Evie, what does ‘meow meow meow’ mean in cat language?”
Evie: “Well, it could mean a lot of things, depending on what you’re thinking.”

Evie, very excited: “I ran the mile in 10 minutes, 52 seconds!”
Sara, to me: “Yeah, and that was in a dress, tights, and pearls.”

I guess it’s our fault for giving her such an old lady name, but Evelyn’s sense of style can definitely be described as “Fancy Church Social”.

Sara: “How could we not have predicted that I would need a pot to preserve animal skulls?”