Katie in the Leaves

Katie was having fun getting tossed into a huge pile of leaves.

As she dug her self out she looked at Betsy with a big smile, lifted her hand to show something and said:

"Look what I found! A leaf!"

Gravity

Zach: Dad, why does the water stick to the planet and not go up in the air?

Betsy to Charlie: It’s because of gravity, right?

Charlie: No. It’s because of the magnetic field. Water is affected by magnetic fields.

Betsy: Wait, no. It’s gravity, right?

Charlie: No, I was kidding. It’s really the fish. The water clumps around them and keeps the water on the planet.

Betsy: No, really. It’s the gravity right?

Charlie: Nope! It’s the Fish.

Betsy: Zach, you do know I’m a Doctor, right?

Lovin' California Style

Zach, while examining his bike gears and pretending that the bike was broken (he was in the Caribbean at the time): Man, and I've got to get to California....

Betsy: What's in California?

Zach: There's a party because somebody's in love.

Betsy: Who's in love?

Zach: Just a couple of strangers.

The Princess and the Queen

Zach, to Katie: Katie, do you want to be a princess or a queen?

Looking at me: I know, Mom. "Queens have all the power." But princesses are more beautifuler.

Deep Thoughts

Mom, I'll tell you something. You don't have to be a monkey to eat a banana. And you don't have to be a fisherman to cook fish.

Lake Sunapee

Zach, 5, after a fish-catching, lake swimming, rocket shooting, ice cream eating, canoeing, sand castle building, marshmallow roasting, sparkler twirling kind of day:

Mommy, when we're here, the days seem really short.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Less than enthusiastic about writing thank-you notes for his birthday presents, Zach started shredding the paper napkins that were on the kitchen table.

Betsy: Zach! Stop wasting napkins!

Zach: I'm not wasting them - I'm making more!