E: Mimi can come in my pretty little house. Not uncle Ryan, though. He can get eaten by the wolf.

K: Sit down and eat your spinach.
E: You're aggressive, mama.

Sweet bug

[L was taking the kids downstairs to let me sleep in and E gave me a little hug goodbye]
K: Do you want to stay with me and get a little more sleep?
E: No, I don't need anymore sleep. I'm going to go downstairs with papa. You stay here and get some more rest. *pats my back*

K: Will you cry when you go to Canada without me?
E: No I won't cry.
K: I will cry a little when you leave me.
E: You should cry a lot.

K: You are sweet, and helpful, and wonderful and loveable.
E: And I'm cute, too!

K: What makes you feel loved?
E: When you snuggle me and give me kisses.
*a few seconds later*
E: Does it make you feel loved when I pick my nose and eat my boogers?

Freaking out

[My shirt slips off one shoulder, as it often does]
E: Mama, your shirt!
K: Oops, okay I'll fix it
E: I keep seeing it do that, and every time I freak out!!

Drawing, hatchling brother

E: Do you remember the drawing I made on the airplane when I was a baby?
K: No, I don't. What did it look like?
E: It was a road like this *wiggles arm frantically* with a SUPER car on it and I was in the car and I was eating salmon roe inside the car.

E: Do you remember when Theodore was in his nest?

*Cuddling together as I put her to sleep*
K: Will you be my friend forever?
E: Yes, and I will always protect you from worms and maggots

K: Life is hard, huh?
E: Yes, but we have cheese 

E: Flowers can't play hockey.
K: Why not?
E: Because they don't have faces. Or legs.

*sitting in front seat of car, starts licking horn*
K: Please don't lick that, it's kind of gross
E: Oh, because animals come in here and pee on it right?
K: No, that's not why. Let's get out of the car. *starts lifting her out*
E: No you can't take me this is my body!!

E: I'm going to go in the house and never come back out.
*goes inside for about 10 seconds*
E: Okay, let's go back out