Saturday, June 12, 2010

Gamma house!

Alex: Cookie Monster, or Oscar, or anyone else… they don't have a nose!
Daddy: They don't have a nose?
Alex: No.
(Pause.)
Alex: Or Big Bird!


(Mommy has gone upstairs to take a shower.)
Claire: Uh Mommy come back.


(Claire brings Daddy his shoes.)
Claire: Here, Daddy, here you go. Shoes.


Alex: The ceiling's bigger than a giant, Daddy! All the house is bigger than a giant!
Daddy: Yeah!
Alex: Because, the men built a house for us!
Daddy: That’s right.
Alex: Did the men build a house for us?
Daddy: Yeah.
Alex: They built a house for us. It's ooooour house.


Alex (after talking to them on the phone): I like Aunt Sheridan and Uncle Jimmy!


(Daddy pulls up to Grandma’s house.)
Claire (recognizing where she is): Gamma house!

(Alex comments on Grandpa’s car.)
Alex: It looks nice.


(Alex is eating dinner at Grandma’s and Grandpa’s house.)
Alex: Did I drop a blueberry on the floor?
Daddy: Did you drop one?
Alex: Yeah.
Daddy: Let me see.
(Daddy looks.)
Daddy: Yep, you dropped a blueberry.
(Daddy washes it off.)
Alex: Gram - gramma might have to buy a dog.
(Mommy and Daddy laugh.)
Alex (in his “that’s silly” voice): They don't have a dog!

(Daddy mimics the sound of Grandma’s toaster oven.)
Claire: Uh say bing again. Uh say bing again.
Daddy: You wanna say bing again?
Claire: Yeah.
Daddy: Okay, you say it.
Claire: Bing!

Claire: Uh Mommy say dat.
Mommy: Bing!
Claire: Uh Daddy say dat.
Daddy: Bing!
Claire: Uh Ay-yah say that.
Alex: Bing!
Alex: You want Grommie to say that?
Claire: Yeah, Grommie say that.
Alex: You say that.
Claire: Bing!
Alex: Uncle Kirk say that.
(Note: Neither Grommie nor Uncle Kirk are present for this discussion.)
Alex: Uncle Kirk say that.
Alex: Uncle Kirk.
Claire: No Uncle Kirk. Say that.


(Alex and Claire go to bed at Grandma’s house.)

Alex: I like my Thomas bed. It’s nice (mumble). It’s nice to me. I like it.

Alex: I'm tryin to go to sleep. I’m tryin’ to go to sleep.

Alex: Can I have toast for breakfast?

Alex: No words at Grandma’s house. We do that at our house.


(Claire and Alex are still awake, talking.)
Claire: Uh Mommy.
Alex: Mommy’s tryin’ to clean up with Daddy.
Claire: Oh.
Alex: So you cannot call her. You’re gonna wake me up.
(Pause.)
Alex: But look at that flag on the wall.
Claire: Oh flag.
(The conversation continues.)

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