No Church In School?

Questions about her friends in public school:

• Chloë (6):  What? They don't have a church in their school?
• Robert:  Nope.
• Chloë:  Do they even have a music teacher?

Questions For The Doctor

Chloë (6):  Will they do all those things to me?

Grown-Up Kids

When our friend who has adult children left our house:

• Chloë (6):  Why aren't Jim's kids with him?
• Robert:  Jim's kids are all grown up.
• Chloë:  Does he even still love them?

American Woman

• Robert:  Ok, Ladies. Let's go.
• Chloë (5.5):  I'm not a lady, I'm a woman!

Marrying type

• Chloe (5.5):  I want Aiden to be my husband when I grow up.
• Aiden (10.5):  *looking at dad: "You wanna take this?"
• Robert:  Sweetheart, sisters can't marry their brothers
• Chloe:  *Crossed arms: "Then I'll marry a man just like Aiden."

Street Smarts

• Chloë (5):  When I cross the street I have to hold hands with Mommy or Daddy...And Aiden too. Because he's a good protector.

Thank You Love Notes

A classmate from school sent a thank you card to Chloë for coming to his birthday party. She opened it.

• Chloë (5):  He really loves me!

The Problem With Vacuuming

• Chloë (5.5):  Mommy, I can't dream when you vacuum.

Imagination. So Over It.

• Chloë (5):  I don't know what to draw.
• Robert:  Why don't you make a butterfly?
• Chloë (5):  Because there isn't one in the instructions.
• Robert:  Well, use your imagination.
• Chloë:  Yeah, but I already know how to do that.

Arm Thyself

Kids running down stairs.

• Robert:  Are you guys going outside?
• Chloe (5):  No, we're getting our weapons

Paper, Rock, Scissors - Almost

• Chloë (5):  Rock, Scissors...
• Robert:  And?
• Chloë:  ...Toilet Paper!

Which probably beats scissors too if you think about it.

Outdoor Bathtubs

• Robert:  Esther Short Park fountain. Hard to beat.
• Chloë (5):  That would be the best bathtub ever!

Carry It All

• Chloë (5):  Daddy, you can carry the stick, flowers, and mail.
• Robert:  But that's all there is. Why do I have to carry everything?
• Chloë:  Because you have to. You're the daddy.

Clearcut Chloë

On picking flowers with Chloë:

• Robert:  Her policy of clear-cutting flowers is unsustainable. I'll have to teach her about selective logging.

If You Want To Kiss Chloë...

...you have to be of age.

• Chloë (5):  There's a boy with spiky hair who asked for a kiss at the gym.
• Sarah:  Really?
• Chloë:  He wasn't cute-cute. He was diaper cute.

Dinner and Dancing

• Chloë (5):  Daddy, when I'm done cleaning can we dance together?

Pizza Crust

• Chloë (5):  I like the pizza bones.

Picking Boys

• Chloë (5):  I like this one best.

On Room Cleaning - Part 2

Read Part 1

• Sarah:  What the heck is all this under your bed?
• Chloë (4.5):  That's just old crap you don't need to look at.

Birthday Girl Forever

September 6th was Chloë's 5th birthday.

• Chloë (5):  Will I still be a birthday girl tomorrow?
• Robert:  You'll be a birthday girl until you go to sleep tonight.
• Chloë:  ...*disappointment sinking in
• Robert:  But you'll have another birthday next year.
• Chloë:  I get ANOTHER one? YES!