Alex: Grommie smelled my underwear. He thinks it’s food. He thinks it’s delicious. Watch me say it: delicious.


Claire: Uh drink it.
Daddy: You wanna drink my coffee?
Claire: Yeah.
Daddy: No, silly. Kids don't drink coffee.
Claire: Uh put foot in it.
Daddy: You want to put your foot in it?
Claire: Yeah.


Claire: Uh go up in the sky.


Daddy: Claire, look at you! You’re taking your shoes off!
Claire: Dat one.
Daddy: Yeah!
Claire: Uh take off sock.
Claire (smiling proudly): Big girl.


(The following are excerpts from Claire’s reading of Curious George and the Bunnies.)

Claire: Bunny ran off uh shot.

Claire: Uh bunny go? Uh bunny go is?

Claire: Bunny go off way. Monkey George.

Claire: George and uh mommy go uh home.

Claire: Bunny, went uh (mumble) pole. Please.

Claire: Bunny, go, sleep, yeah. Bye-bye. Bye-bye.


Claire: Daddy read Elmo book. ‘Kay, Daddy?
Daddy: Okay.


(The following are excerpts from Claire’s reading of Elmo Loves You!)

Claire: Zoe, Elmo, Grover, Bert. Truck (mumble), coming. Truck coming.

Claire: Money, ride in car? Yeah.

Claire: Mommy Daddy go, uh work. Mommy, Daddy, uh work, too. Bye-bye, Grover Elmo.

Claire; Uh Daddy, Mommy, Daddy, Ay-yah.

(Claire kisses Elmo in the book.)
Claire: Happy monster!

(Claire kisses the next two pages.)
Claire: Happy monster!

Claire: The end!


Claire: Uh Daddy sing songs to me.


(Alex is crying.)
Claire (to Daddy): Uh feel better Ay-yah.


(Daddy explains to Alex that their house used to not be there.)
Alex: Did all these shoes and socks and toys... and blankets and pillows… and sofas and couches and toys… and food… did they stay here?


Alex: Let's eat some pork while we wait.