May 18, 2013: Kids say...disproof

Setup: Getting ready for bed. Melanie (6) is stalling. She asked Jen where she got a tennis ball.

Jen: Magic.
Melanie: No, mommy. It wasn't magic. Daddy got it for you. I'm going to ask Daddy.
(Daddy overheard this exchange.)
(Melanie enters her bedroom.)
Melanie: Daddy, where did Mommy get the tennis ball?
Daddy: It was magic.
Melanie: There's no such thing as "people magic". Only "fairy magic"... and mom is not a fairy.

Q.E.D. :)

July 17, 2011: Kids say...This Little Light of Mine

Setup: Noella (6) and Melanie (4) were singing "This Little Light of Mine"

Both [singing]: Don't let Saint Nick pbbt it out. I'm gonna let it shine.
Andy [after they've finished]: Girls, it's actually "Satan", not "Saint Nick".
<They continue singing. Later, Ella stops and announces:>
Ella: Actually Saint Nick makes sense. He doesn't like fire.

April 18, 2011: Kids say...You're wrong, daddy

Setup: The girls are getting out of the car at home.

Melanie: Who is Jesus' sister? (or "Does Jesus have a sister?" or something about Jesus and his sister.)
Andy: Jesus doesn't have a sister.
Melanie: You're wrong daddy. I'm Jesus' sister.
Andy: Oh?
Melanie: When they put the water on our head... we were brothers and sisters of Jesus.
Andy: Wow.
Melanie: We're in God's family and Ella and I are Jesus' sister.

I love that she's paying attention in church. I love how confidently she announced "you're wrong daddy" (Though, I hope that argument isn't over-generalized.) :)

September 11, 2009: Kids say...lost temper

Setup: Driving home from Ella's first day of kindergarten celebratory/"too emotionally drained to cook" dinner. Ella (5) had just finished a "she took my book/she's looking at me/whatever" snit. She had mostly calmed down. Then Melanie (2) took a turn at being too loud for an enclosed space.

Jen: Melanie, you lost your temper a little bit.
Melanie: I lost my temper. I need to find it. Where is my temper?

May 9, 2009: Kids say...pumpkin logic

Setup: Driving home in the van.

Jen: Oh punkin Melanie.
Ella: Why did you call her that?
Jen: Well, is she Melanie?
Ella: Yes.
Jen: And, is she my punkin?
Ella: No, mommy. Just look at her. She doesn't have a stem sticking out of her. She *can't* be a pumpkin.