Owen, immediately upon waking Saturday morning: “I need milk. I need a bowl of cereal.”
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Olivia, to me: “Why do you always wear shoes? Shoes steal joy.”
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Bryan, to the girls: “It’s not okay to fight, let alone draw blood.”
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Owen, as he’s trying to remove Katie’s iPhone case: “I need that.” (Points to a hammer.)
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Ava: “Mom, Owen’s doing something dangerous! Look, Dad!”
Bryan: “Owen, get down!”
Ava: “It gets worse, Dad. Watch.” (Owen tosses himself off the back of the sofa, from a standing position.)
Owen, gleefully, a moment later: “I fall down!”
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Ava, after I asked her to check on her brother shortly after he showered: “Owen was just watching the neighbor mow his lawn.”
Rebecca: “On the deck? He’s naked.”
Ava: “Yes, I know. He was on the deck butt naked, watching the neighbor mow his lawn. Naked.”
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