Memorable dinnertime quotes

Last night, as we were all sitting quietly around the dinner table, eating, Julia spoke up out of the blue to inquire, ""How about Princess Dodo?" While we were all contemplating what this was supposed to mean, an even better idea dawned on her. "No, how about PRINCE Dodo, and Princess Egg?"

Um, okay.

Then, to add further sense to what she was saying, clarified "And Princess Egg is Sleeping Beauty."

Within the very next minute, she switched gears, and pointed to Ethan's plate of meatballs, announcing "That's the Daddy meatball, that's the Mommy meatball, that's the Grandpa meatball, and that's the Grandma meatball!"


Featured, from left to right: Daddy, Mommy and Grandpa meatballs. Grandma meatball is hiding under a pile of veggies and pasta in the back row, apparently camera shy.

As I've said before, it really takes very very little in the way of outside props to stimulate this child's imagination.