Conversation

Setting: Max, Emma, and their friend Henry were riding home together.
Emma: "Henry, do you have anything to say?"
Henry: "If someone is talking to me."

$16

Setting: Max and Emma had their friend, Henry (age 5), with them on the ride home from Max's speech appointment today. Following a discussion of his allowance, Henry was sharing the value of money.
Henry: "Sixteen dollars will buy you anything."

A Donut Sandwich

Definition (noun): A bagel

Example:
Setting: Looking for something to eat for breakfast.
Emma: "Dad, can I have one of those donut sandwiches?"

Shark!

Setting: Dad is attempting to prod Emma to eat her lunch so they can leave the house in the next 10 minutes. 4th such attempt as Emma continues to interact with her brother who has finished his lunch.
Dad: "Emma! You need to eat your lunch so we can leave!"
Emma: "But Dad, I need to save Max from the shark!"

Blanket power

Mom: "Emma, when I checked on you last night, I found you sleeping on the floor. Why were you on the floor?"
Emma: "Because that's where the blanket wanted me to be."

Underwear

Setting: Getting dressed one morning.
Emma: "Why do we have to wear underwear?"
Note: Dad has learned the value of the pregnant pause.
Emma: "Maybe it's because our teachers don't want to see our butts."

Flaming briefcase

Setting: A high pitched screaming voice wails from the family room along with angry stomping of feet.
Max (the screamer): "Give it back!!!! I want it back right now!!!!" (stomp, stomp, stomp)
Dad: "Max, what is wrong."
Max: "Emma, took my invisible briefcase and put it in the fireplace!!"
Note: Said fireplace is a gas fireplace.

a few seconds later:

Emma: "Here Max here is another briefcase."
Max: "Ok."

Embryo

Max: "Dad, what is an embryo."
Dad: "An embryo is what a baby is when it is in its mothers tummy."

pause

Max: "Yeah, then when it comes out, it leaves the tummy, goes up the throat, and out the mouth."

Shimber

Definition: (verb) to shake uncontrollably when cold.

Example:
Emma: "I am going to wear my scarf when I get out of the car so I don't shimber."