Jessie: I hate when ribs are too fatty, then it's like, bouncy when you eat them.
Lisa: Bouncy?
Jessie: Yeah, bouncy.
Jenna: It's lobulated.
Jessie: Yeah! Lobulated! You sound smarter than me.
September 01, 2013
On words...
Posted by Lisa at 9/01/2013 0 comments
November 17, 2011
On habits...
Jessie: Why do you keep reading [annoying girl's] blog?
Laura: I don't know. It comes up on Reader and I think, "Agh what is this son of a bitch up to?"
Posted by Lisa at 11/17/2011 0 comments
July 29, 2011
On weight...
Jessie: my legs are huge and fat
Adam: Yeah.
Jessie: What did I just say?
Adam: something about your legs?
Adam gets slapped in the arm.
Posted by The Johnston Family at 7/29/2011 0 comments
March 24, 2011
On dreams...
Noah: Mommy, in my dream you gave me a sucker and when I woke up, I didn't have it anymore! Why does that happen?
Jessie: Because dreams aren't real, it's just what you're thinking when you're sleeping.
Noah: Oh. So if I close my eyes more, can I eat it?
Posted by The Johnston Family at 3/24/2011 0 comments
December 29, 2010
On mysteries...
Posted by Lisa at 12/29/2010 1 comments
December 28, 2010
On measuring up...
Mom is standing next to Jessie, who is wearing heels.
Mom: I only come up to Jessie's boob!
Jessie: Lucky you.
Posted by Lisa at 12/28/2010 0 comments
December 22, 2010
On gifts...
Jessie: You returned everything I got you.
Laura: You want to dress me like a Duggar.
Posted by Lisa at 12/22/2010 0 comments
December 16, 2010
On learning...
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October 12, 2010
On road trips...
Noah: Are we there?
Laura: No, Noah.
Jessie: Do you remember when we went to Florida and we were in the car for a really really long time?
Noah: Yeah...
Laura: This is just like Florida. But the payoff isn't nearly as good.
Posted by Lisa at 10/12/2010 0 comments
October 10, 2010
On joining in...
Two cars ahead of us are swerving around and driving badly.
Mom: Oh! Look! Road rage!
Jessie: Well then slow down and let them get around you!
Mom: No! I want to be a part of it!
Posted by Lisa at 10/10/2010 0 comments
April 12, 2010
On flatulence...
Jessie and Noah sitting outside on hammock. Noah farts. Thirty seconds pass.
Noah: Mommy, did you fart?
Jessie: NO! You did!
Noah: I did?
Jessie: Yeah.
Noah: I did.
Posted by The Johnston Family at 4/12/2010 0 comments
February 18, 2010
On suction cup glass markers...
Mom: They like to stick to a glass with alcohol in it.
Jessie: Yeah, who doesn't?
Posted by Lisa at 2/18/2010 1 comments
February 17, 2010
On performance...
Jessie: You're fired. Get away from my children.
Mom: Oh, I've been fired so many times I don't even hear the words anymore.
Posted by Lisa at 2/17/2010 0 comments
February 15, 2010
On junk...
Jessie: I like showing off my junk when I work out.
Mom: My seam moves around.
Jessie: That means your junk is lopsided.
Mom: My junk is straight on! Rick, they're talking about my junk! And they're not being very nice about it!
Posted by Lisa at 2/15/2010 0 comments
February 09, 2010
On adding a sibling...
Jessie: Noah, should Mommy and Daddy have another baby?
Noah: No, that would be awful.
Jessie: Noah! Don't say that, it would be fun! Remember how tiny Jocelyn was and how you could hold her and she just slept all the time...
Noah: Ok, fine. Go ahead and do it.
Posted by The Johnston Family at 2/09/2010 0 comments
January 13, 2010
On dinner...
Lisa: Noah, what do you want for dinner?
Noah: French fries.
Jessie: Shocker.
Noah: Don't shock me! I'm a friend!
Posted by The Johnston Family at 1/13/2010 0 comments
December 09, 2009
On substitutions...
Jessie: Adam, did you bring in the girls' cups?
Adam: No, but I brought in the pack and play. Does that get me off the hook?
Posted by Lisa at 12/09/2009 0 comments
On habits...
Jessie: Mom just stabbed me in the boob with a fork!
Jenna: She does that.
Posted by Lisa at 12/09/2009 0 comments
December 01, 2009
On mixology...
Mom: Whiskey sours! Remember? You put it in the blender. A can of whiskey, a can of...
Jessie: Sour?
Posted by Lisa at 12/01/2009 0 comments
On legible fashion...
Jenna: What does Noah's shirt say!?
Jessie: Snugglebug.
Jenna: So cute!
Laura: I have a shirt that says that.
Lisa: Yeah, but it's creepy when you wear it.
Posted by Lisa at 12/01/2009 0 comments