Why does she have one eye closed and one eye open, like a pirate?

Alex: I love to do water play but, I love to do water play, I love to play in water because I like to swim and play in water.


Alex: Daddy?
Daddy: Yes, Alex?
Alex: When it's daytime, why do you have to do lunch at daytime?
Daddy: I don’t know.

(Claire picks up a piece of Kix and talks to it.)
Claire: Eat it.
Claire: Eat it.
Claire: Eat it.
(Claire eats the Kix.)


Alex: I love this pillow. It’s my favorite pillow in the world.


Daddy: What’s your favorite color?
Alex: Blue. And brown – I mean grey, and green.
Daddy: Okay.
Alex: And orange. And also I like, also I like, red and yellow.


(Mommy is watching TV, and Alex wanders in and becomes mesmerized by a commercial for Proactiv acne solution.)
Daddy: Alex, I thought you were going to make a house and a tunnel.
Alex: But I’m watching this.
Daddy: Just because the TV’s on, you don’t have to watch it.
Alex: But I like this movie.
Daddy: What’s this movie about?
Alex: Lotion.


(Alex is playing by himself with his little people and trucks.)
Alex: We speak Spanish. Can you say “abasso” to get the truck’s digger to go up? Abasso!


(Alex passes gas.)
Claire: Dat gas, Ah-yah?
Alex: Yeah, excuse me.


(Daddy goes upstairs to get a toy for Claire.)
Claire: Uh wait, you come. Uh wait here on stairs.


(Claire is pushing her car to the other room.)
Claire: Car going to animal store.

(A little later, Claire brings the car back.)
Claire: We’re home, today. We’re home. Went to animal store.


(dinner)

Claire: Uh more.
Daddy: You want more? More what?
Claire: Mac cheese.
Daddy: More mac and cheese? Ok, there you go. Say please?
Claire: Please!
Daddy: Okay.
(Pause.)
Claire: Thank you, Daddy.
(Claire gives Daddy a big smile.)

Alex: I ate everything in my house and I ate my house.

Alex: I'm - I'm gonna be full in two minutes.

(Claire runs with her stroller throughout the following exchange.)
Claire: I'm fast, Daddy! Uh go faaast!
Daddy: Yeah!
Alex: Watch out for things, Claire! Watch out for big things!
Claire: Okay. Watch out, wall.
Alex: Okay, watch out for that wall. You’ll bump into it. Crash!
(After a bit, Claire suddenly stops and stands silently for several seconds.)
Alex: Why’d you stop, Claire?
Claire: Stoplight.

(Mommy is using Daddy’s laptop.)
Claire: Dat Daddy’s.
Mommy: That’s right, that's Daddy’s. Daddy’s letting me use it.
Claire: Daddy shares. Daddy shares. Daddy shares.
Mommy: That’s right! Daddy’s sharing it with me.


(bed time)

(Daddy is reading a book to Alex. The book shows a picture of a girl winking.)
Alex: Why does she have one eye closed and one eye open, like a pirate?

(Claire comes into Alex’s room for kisses. As she passes Grommie, she bends over and kisses him on the nose.)
Claire (to Daddy, smiling): Uh kiss Grommie.

(Daddy told Alex to say the words fast to Mommy, because Mommy needs to lie down.)
Alex (to Mommy): Can I slow down if I get tired of saying the words fast?




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