If I were writing a movie about the kids, this would probably be the opening scene.

Here, at long last, is the trurh about Santa. It was supposed to run in today’s Chronicle, but for some reason it’s not in the online version. Enjoy!

How did you start your week? Ours pretty much rocked, though I think my son might disagree.

This is about as far from a Christmas story as you can get, but I have a feeling this scene will probably be repeating itself throughout the holidays.

I suppose there are worse things he could have said. Even so, I’m still going to get him back.

Why do you go to Farmer’s Markets? It’s for veggies, right? I’m not crazy on this one, am I? Please tell me I’m not crazy.

My wife might have gotten the final word on this one, but the big guy definitely stole the punch line.

We’ve all tried to revisit fights before, to go back and try to explain exactly what we meant when we said what we said. This is what that looks like when a seven-year old does it.

It’s the eternal question that has tormented children throughout the ages: is a closet actually part of the room? Or is it something separate? The distinction may seem subtle, but it’s very important.

The intensity level of this competition was difficult to convey. The kids were much more serious than they’ve ever been with soccer or basketball.