The King's Game

Ella (age 7) - "Chess club today was OFF. THE. HOOK."

Knock Knock

Sophie (age 2 1/2) - "Knock Knock!!"
Me - "Who's there?"
Sophie - "Cheese!"
Me - "Cheese who?"
Sophie - "Pickles."

When You Gotta Go

Lily (age 8 1/2) - "Sometimes, when it's an emergency, you just have to hold it."

Ella (age 7) - "Yeah, I know."

Thirty second pause

Ella - "I have to think about unicorns."

Wrong Side of the Bed

Me - "Good morning, Sophie!"
Sophie (age 2) - "No."

Five second pause, during which we eye each other.

Sophie - "Me need you coffee!"





* I don't actually drink coffee.

The Opera

Lily (age 8 1/2) - "My trip to the opera is on the 27th, Mommy. Don't forget."
Me - "I won't, Lil."
Ella (age 7) - "I wish I could go to the opera. I need to learn how to break glass."

PowerPoint

Me - "What did you girls do at school today?"
Lily (age 8 1/2) - "I finished my PowerPoint."
Ella (age almost 7) - "What's a PowerPoint?"
Lily - "It's something about something that you do for something."
Ella - "..."
Lily - "Mine was about penguins."

Is That So?

Ella (age almost 7) - "This meat sauce could use more sauce. I mean, it's good and all, but..."
Me - "And you could use less sass."
Ella - "It's part of my charm."