Tooth Fairy

Arionna, at age 10, lost 5 teeth in a week, with a sixth which is loose.  Her response, "All I want for Christmas is my 5 back teeth!"

Family in the Corner

The family was having dinner at the Melting Pot. Eventually dessert came around and, after a few minutes, the chocolate was gone from the fondue pot. Glancing to my right is my youngest daughter with her plate in hand. "Don't lick your plate in a restaurant," I admonished, "everyone can see you!"

Turning to my left I see the rest of my family, plates in hand licking their plates. "That's why they put us in the corner," Kaylee said.

Halloween Pets

At Anderson Farms during Halloween for some Zombie Paintball Fun!

]. Alora, "if it followed us home could we keep it?"

Not of This Earth

Alora had a set of those little Playskool people when she was growing up.

Everytime she wanted to play with them she would turn to us and ask, "Would you please play Humans with me?"

Funny Simile

Arionna:
"Those go together like Chicken and Pie."  (reference to Chicken Pot Pie - one of her favorite dishes).

Supers

Riding back from picking Arionna and her friends up from martial arts after the first ay of school the topic turned to super powers.  I asked "If you could have any super power you wanted, what would it be?"

Arionna's friend replied without hesitation, "I'd want the power to summon a book whenever and where ever I wanted."

That is the most unusual super power I've every heard.

Canoli Conundrum

We had spaghetti one night for dinner and ordered three canoli's.  Marie and Arionna had their canoli each.  Alora took a bite and didn't like it.  I nibbled, but didn't care for it either.  The entire time Arionna kept saying, "I'll eat it!  I'll eat it!"

Alora put it back in the box it came.  Alora took a pen and wrote "Kaylee" on it.  Arionna then said, "Wow, that is really nice of you to give Kaylee a box!"

Duct Tape Dyslexia

Kaylee's car had the key break off in the ignition, which was the topic for tonight's dinner.  Arionna was working on creative solutions.

Arionna: "Will duct tape fix it?"

Alora: "No."

Arionna: "But everyone says duct tape will fix anything?"

Alora: "Think about it.  Will duct tape fix your Dyslexia?"

Arionna: "No, but it will muffle it."

Yakkity yak

Kaylee and Marie were having a discussion which turned to having children.

Kaylee: "I'm never having kids."

Marie: "Well, you never know."

Kaylee: "I have the maternal instincts of a male yak."

Marie: "Well hopefully you marry someone with the instincts of a female yak."

Posh...Very Posh

Marie, to our eldest (almost 20 year old) daughter: "You are not wearing a bat man cap to a wedding!"

Storyteller

Alora is known for tales with lots of (extraneous) detail.  We were at the dinner table eating and chatting.  Alora said, "That reminds me, I got a story.  Let me think about how I want to tell this."

Arionna interrupted, "Everyone get comfortable.  This could take awhile."

Space Mountain

Kaylee was finally tall enough to ride the "big person" rides at Walt Disney World.  She wanted to ride Space Mountain.  In line I kept asking, " Are you sure you want to ride this?"

"Yes," she exclaimed.  "I like this ride!"

I asked one more time just before we boarded the car and she made the same response.

The roller coaster moved to the chain lift and started its way up.  Just as it reached the top it paused for a moment.

Kaylee spun around to me, her face a blanch white, "Dad.  I want off now."

"Too late now, honey," I said.  The ride started again and suddenly we were over the top and off.  For the entire ride all I heard was "I don't like this ride.  I don't like this ride.  I don't like this ride."  I swear she never took a breath the entire time.

You can always go Home Again

Arionna: "How old will Kaylee be when I graduate from High School?"

Marie: "She'll be 27."

Arionna: "Hopefully by then she'll have moved out of the house."

Nutty Family

My girls and I were having dinner and, as usual, we were joking around when the following transpired:

Alora: "Your'e all nuts!"
Me: "I call Almond!"
Alora: "Pistachio here."
Kaylee: "I got Peanut."
Arionna: "I'm a Doughnut."

Arionna for the win!

5th or Worse

We were on a skiing trip and Marie mentioned her accomplishments when she was in High School to inspire our daughters.

Marie: "I was in National History Day and marched in the Tournament of Roses Parade."
Me: "I won 5th in a horse riding competition when I was young."
Marie: "Were there 5 people in the competition?"
Arionna: "No, there were 4."
Me: "Alora?"
Alora: "What? I didn't say anything!"
Me: "Which is why you are my new favorite!"

Oh, my family...

"Form"ulaic Problems

Alora was filling out a form:

Alora: "What do they mean by mailing address?"
Marie: "Where you get your mail."
Alora: "That would be the computer."

Winter Classic

My family is working on new set of Winter Songs.  This, so far, is their favorite:

Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
But movies are so delightful.
We know the storm is bad,
So let's send Dad, let's send Dad, let's send Dad!

Who?

The Thursday before my birthday the following exchange occurred:

Marie: "Wow.  Dad is going to be 44."
Alora: "Grandpa is going to 44?"

Oh yea, this is why my hair is gray.

Murphy's Law ?

Post Dinner conversation between my daughters.

Alora: "My history report is on Audie Murphy."
Kaylee:  "Don't you mean Eddie Murphy?"
Alora: "No, it's Audie Murphy, the war hero."
Kaylee: "Why would you name your kid after a car?"

OMG!

Audie Murphy

(And for completeness):

Eddie Murphy

Dinner IS optional!

Alora: "What are we having for dinner?"
Me: "Pancakes."
Kaylee: "More like 'Charcoalcakes'"
Me: "Your 19 now, Kaylee.  If you don't eat its no longer considered child abuse...I'm just saying!"