"Let's amen this thing already!"
—Kara (9) trying to rush us through family prayer after a long day

Micah: "Mom. Can I go out and play?"
Mom: "Well, you are lesson tonight for FHE. Do you have something prepared?"
Micah: (thinks for a second) "Yeah! I know what we'll do. We'll color a picture of Jesus."
Mom: "Hmmmmm. I think you need to come up with something a little better than that son."
Micah: (thinks again for another second) "I KNOW! We'll PAINT a picture of Jesus!"
Mom: (Laughing) "Go play and I'll help you with your lesson later."
—Micah (6 y.o.) coming up with a last minute FHE lesson.

Dad: "Micah, get up. You need to get ready for school."

Micah: "Zzzzzzzzzzz..."

Dad: "Micah, wake up. You need to eat breakfast."

Micah: "Hmmrgh..."

Dad: "Micah, we have Fruit Loops, Frosted Flakes, or Cinnamon Toast Crunch for breakfast."

Micah: "To the kitchen!"

—Micah's (6) motivation.

Tyler: "I want to be a running back."

Mom: "And what does a running back do?"

Kara: "You run and then you come back."

—Football aspirations and literal definitions.

"We were spending hard."

—Kara (9) describing her trip to Walmart with her mom

"Are those hearts on a stick called spades?"

—Leigh (12) trying to figure out a deck of cards

"I only know three Spanish words: chimichanga, burrito and lasagna."

—Tyler (10) who should have known better after living in Arizona for 6 years