Quinn: “What does A-lease Mommy Dodd mean?

Julia: “You mean Feliz Navidad?

Quinn: “No! A-lease Mommy Dodd!”

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Quinn to Mommy coming home from work: “Why are you here?”

Me: “What do you mean?”

Quinn: “Go back to work! Miss Rachel is more funner than you!”

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Gage (seeing a light display): “That’s a weird looking Santa.”

Me: “Well, it could be because it’s an Elf!”

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Quinn, upon being asked about writing her Santa kidney letter: “I wrote it because I did.”

Me: “That makes no sense to me…what do you mean.:

Quinn: “I WROTE IT BECAUSE I DID! I CAN WRITE SO I DID! DUH!”

Me: “Cut the attitude!”

Quinn: “Santa won’t care.”

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Gage, on mall Santas: “I think those are just pretend Santas because Santa is too busy. I know this because they all look different.”

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Gage, Christmas Eve: “I’m going to stay up all night.

Me: “Then Santa won’t come. Not until you are very asleep!”

Gage: “What if I pretend to be very asleep?”

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Talking about in what ways the kids look like us, referring to pictures of us when we were little.”

Me: “See, I have pony tails in that picture. So I think we really look alike.”

Quinn: “And Daddy is there in some kind of clothes.”

Me: “Well, that is how Daddy’s Mommy dressed him. He looks….”

Gage: “You mean like a moron?”

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Julian, at noon: “It’s Christmas Eve and I haven’t even started drinking yet.”

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