My head's too big, Mommy.

(Daddy is taking Alex and Claire to Petsmart. As they drive down the driveway, Claire sees the newspaper lying in the driveway.)
Claire: Need pick it up.
Daddy: That’s right, Claire.
Daddy: Maybe when we get home you can help me pick it up. And we can give Mommy her coupons.
Alex: Okay.
Daddy: That can be your job.
Claire (smiling): “Here you go, Mommy!” Say, “Here go, Mommy!”


(driving in the car)

Alex: I can't see anything Claire says.

Claire: My shoes is really big.


(Alex is looking at a densely packed goldfish tank at Petsmart.)
Alex: It’s like Circle Time.


(Alex sings a long nonsense song.)
Alex: Wasn't that a good song, Claire? It was about milk -- and water!
(Alex laughs.)
Alex: It was about juice -- and strollers!
(Alex laughs.)
Alex: It was about cakes -- and microphones!
(Alex laughs.)



(Mommy is having trouble taking off Alex’s shirt.)

Alex: My head’s too big, Mommy.

Alex: You see it’s so big.


(dinner)

Alex: It’s not heavy, Claire. I’ll show you how you can pick it up. I’ll show you how to pick up your pasta.

Mommy: What do you wanna be for Halloween, Alex?
Alex: I wanna be a cat.

Mommy: Alex, you can think about it, if you want. What you wanna be for Halloween. Okay?
Alex: Hmmm. I wanna be a chair!

Mommy: And Claire, you can think about about what you wanna be too.
Alex: You wanna be a bib, Claire?
Claire: No.
Mommy: Good answer, Claire.

Alex: Can I be a mouth for Halloween?
Mommy: Yeah. But you hafta think about it. And not keep changing your mind, okay?
Alex: Okay.
Alex: I think I'm gonna be a banana. I think I'm gonna be a banana.
Mommy: You wanna be a banana?
Alex: Yeah.
Claire: I want banana.
Mommy: We don't have bananas, Claire.
Alex: I was saying I wanted to be a banana, Claire. For Halloween. Not eat banana.

Alex (to Claire, upset): You made me sad.
Claire (smiling): Yeah.
Alex: You made me sad, that's not funny.
(Claire giggles.)
Alex: That's not funny!
(Claire giggles.)
Mommy (scolding): Claire.

Claire: I ate all these things.
Mommy: You did! Good job, Claire.
Alex: I did too.
Mommy: You guys had a good dinner.
Claire: I ate all these things. In my mouth.