Childhood Delight Quotes

My son makes me super giddy, especially when he laughs. His laugh makes me laugh like a maniac!

A babe in a house is a well-spring of pleasure.

My children love Maleficent's voice, so they always make me do it at home.

We love Popsicle in our house. Nick could probably down a whole box in one sitting; he's obsessed with the sugar free box, and I'm just obsessed with the classic.

I like Popsicles!

Babies should be classified as an antidepressant. It's pretty hard to be in a bad mood around a 5-month-old baby.

The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.

To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to your own - this is happiness.

Ever since I was a little kid, I used to love doing the evil laugh: 'Mwahaha!' I could really do it! And there's a little bit of that inside everybody. Still, as a kid, it was like my favorite thing.

I've carried on, in that same tradition, with my kids. Aside from just his brilliance, in my estimation, I think he had one of the great imaginations of the 20th century. One of the reasons why the tradition carries on, all these years later, is because, as a parent, those are the books that you go to and pull off the shelf because they never stop delighting you.

I had forgotten how thrilling a snow day is until my son started school, and as much as he loves it, he swoons at the idea of a free day arriving unexpectedly, laid out like a gift.

A child's giggle tickles me deeply, and it breaks my heart when that begins to disappear. So I do what I can to create opportunities for children to continue to laugh and rediscover their joy.