Sunday, September 26, 2010

Yeah, me get big, really really tall. Like you.

(lunch)

(The following is the tail end of a longer conversation.)
Claire: It's burning my mouth too.
Alex: It's not burning my mouth.
Claire: It's burning my mouth too.
Alex: Just say “It's burning my mouth”, don't say “It’s burning my mouth too”.
Claire: It’s burning my mouth too.

Alex: Can snowmans have hands? How do you make hands in snowmans?

(Daddy slept in this morning.)
Claire: You asleep, Daddy? You all done sleeping?
Daddy: Yeah.
Alex: Why’d you sleep the whole day?

Alex: When you're sick you get medicine.
Daddy: Yeah.
Alex: And you get juice.

Claire: You get water, yeah?
Daddy: Yeah.
Claire: I uh get water too.
Daddy: Yeah.
Claire: I’m gonna get bigger, I'll use that glass too.
Daddy: Yeah.
Claire: Then me get bigger, I -- uh -- I -- use that cups.
Claire: No I get bigger, I use that cup, uh drink!
Alex: Yeah you, you can have a glass of water.
Claire: Yeah glass. Glass of water.
Claire: Yeah, me get big, really really tall. Like you.
Alex: Yeah.
(Claire and Alex talk over each other.)
Alex: Hey Claire, not as big as a giant. Just the way Daddy is.
Claire: Uh gonna -- uh gonna be big like Daddy.
Daddy: Mm-hm.
Alex: Like Mommy, and – Grommie is little, Grommie is little, like Grommie.

Claire: Sorry, Alex. Sorry.
Alex: You didn't do anything.
Claire: Sorry, Alex. Sorry, Alex. Sorry.
Alex: You didn't do anything to me.
Claire: Sorry, Alex. Sorry.
Alex (to Daddy): Why is she saying sorry to me?

Alex: I wanna go to Grandma's house.
Daddy: Yeah, we're gonna go to Grandma's house!
Alex: Wait 'til I'm done wiping, okay?

Alex: I don't wanna keep my eyes closed because, I don't like keeping eyes closed, because I just like keeping my eyes open, with dreams.

Alex: My dream was about when we were sitting at the table, and, I got out of my chair, and then Claire ate me.
Daddy: And then Claire hit you?
Alex: Claire ate me.
Daddy: Claire ate you?!
Alex: Yeah.
Mommy: That was his scary dream.
Daddy: I'm so sorry, buddy.
Alex: That was the end of it.
Daddy: Oh. I'm so sorry.


Alex: I don’t want any pictures at Grandma and Grandpa’s house.
Daddy: Okay. Well, maybe I wanna take a picture of Grandma and Grandpa.
Alex: Yeah.
(Pause.)
Alex: I want Grandpa to take my pictures.


Alex: I look pretty. I'm a princess.


Alex: I played with the trucks, Mommy.
Mommy: You did?
Alex: Yeah. And the Angelina stuff.

Mommy: I got lots done.
Alex: Did you say stun?
Mommy: I got lots done.
Alex: Oh. I thought you said stun.

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