Let down your peel

Setting: Dad is helping Emma use a peeler for the first time to peel an Asian Pear. Emma requests making a long continuous peel. As they are peeling the pear...
Emma: "Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your long peel!"

Question of the Day

Setting: Dad is driving with Emma in the backseat.

Emma: "Dad, do you need one hand or two to hold a butterfly?"

Thanksgiving is tenuous

Setting: Dad is retrieving Max and Emma from school on a rather cool November day.

Dad (as he is helping open the doors to the car): "Max! Look what do you see?"
Max: "It's snow!"
Max (now suddenly upset): "Now we won't have Thanksgiving!!!"

Mars and Venus

Setting: Max, Emma, and Dad are visiting Omi in Milwaukee, WI. Omi takes Max and Emma into a store with her. As they are finishing up.
Omi: "Ok guys, are we ready to go?"
Max: "Yeah, lets go."
Emma: "Can we look around for a few more minutes?"

Trick or Treat - 2007

Setting: Dad is walking the neighborhood as the Princess and the Pirate ply treats from the neighbors. As Max is turns from the still closing door of one neighbors house...

Max: "Man, that house smells! It stinks!"


Setting: Two houses later as the man is putting candy into Max's half full bucket...

Max: "Oh Man! Not again!!!"

The Pirate and The Princess

Halloween 2007