Quotable Child Quotes-Episode 1

     As many of you know I have 4 children and as you probably imagine they have many fascinating things to say. I am going to start a series in which I will share with you a few of their most quotable moments. Today we will start with a brief description of each child, so you can more fully appreciate their interactions.

Background:
    
     Trinity is the oldest at 7 years old and behaves as most eldest siblings do; constantly telling her sister and brother what to do. Naturally they do as they are told because they want to be just like her. Trinity is very artistic and particularly loves coloring.
     Arianna is our next at 5 years of age. She is a pleaser and will go out of her way to make almost anyone happy, even if it means sacrificing herself. That being said, however, if she feels strongly about something or sincerely believes she has been shafted in a situation she will go down kicking and screaming (literally sometimes) fighting against what she thinks is a gross injustice.
     Sophia is the antitheses of Arianna, at 4 years old (they are 11 months apart). Sophia is a sweet and beautiful little girl that is as rough as any little boy I have ever come across. She is also extraordinarily loud and has a very strong opinion about anything and everything.
     Derrek is the baby of the group at 2 years, and despite the most sincere efforts by his older sisters he is as boyish as it gets. When he first started playing with cars he instinctively knew what sounded like, and has since become obsessed with any kind of transportation. He is pretty rough physically, but emotionally he is a bit of a softy, like his father.

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While driving in the car and listening to the stereo one day:

Sophia: "(to Trinity) Please stop singing that song!"

Trinity: "I don't have to stop singing to the Lord!"

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The girls are in the living room watching TV while I am in the other room:

Trinity: "Dad, come look! This girl on TV has the same shirt as Sophia!"

I enter the living room and observe the shirt.

Me: "Wow, that's pretty cool."

We stand there for a few minutes watching the TV.

Arianna: "OK, you can leave now."

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One evening I prepared hamburgers, french-fried potatoes, and a bag of microwavable corn for dinner. Later on that evening as I was tucking the children in for bed Arianna wanted to show her appreciation for the dinner:

Arianna: "Thank you for cooking, Daddy. It was good."

Me: "Well, I'm glad you liked it."

Arianna: "I really liked the corn, it was the only thing I ate!"

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The children and I were watching the 2004 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera". In the first act after Christine Daae triumphantly debuts as the lead soprano the Phantom takes her to his lair where he essentially attempts to sing her into servitude for his music production. As he is singing to her Arianna yells out:

Arianna: "Don't listen to him!"

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As we are riding in the car going home from church one day. The kids are all in different classes so sometime one or two children will get a special snack and the others will get upset:

Arianna: "Daddy, Sophia is mad at me because I got a peice of gum."

Me: "Sophia, you don't get mad at someone for having something you don't, instead we need to be thankful for what we have. Now, if all you girls can be good and be thankful for what you get you can have a cookie after dinner."

Arianna: "I want two!"