On Her Father Being Sketchy

"I'm sketchy.  Sketchy and lovable.  Just like Grover.  WE ARE ALL SKETCHY IN THIS FAMILY."

On The Bird Trapped in Our Garage

"I think he would sit on my finger for a minute. If you would move. One day he will be missing my face, because my face is cute. He is probably just afraid of you. My face is cute, and.........well."

On Quitting Sucking Her Thumb

"THIS thumb tastes more like strawberries than any other part of my body that tastes like strawberries! Why would I want to stop sucking this thumb?"

On Her Grey Outfit

Me: "You are adorable...you look like a little thundercloud."

Violet: "But not the kind that kills people."

On Brain Freeze

"I have a heater in my brain so I never get brainfreeze only sometimes it doesn't work. At Christmas. It doesn't work all the time at Christmas. It turns itself off because Christmas is so awesome."

On The Cheese Stick She Got Herself To Eat (Or Fractions With Violet)

"Half cheddar, half cheese stick, HALF AWESOMENESS."

On Christmas

"It doesn't matter if Christmas Day is a little bit snowy or a little bit sunny. Because what Christmas is about is LOVING and CARING. That's what it's about. And a little bit about presents."