Claire, I’m not gonna play with you after this day!

Alex: Mailmans don’t wear clothes, they wear PJs!

Alex: You’re Pablo and I’m Uniqua, but Daddy, you’re Tyrone.
Daddy: Okay.
Alex: But Austin is sick. She’s at home.
Daddy: Okay.

Alex: I’m tired of delivering packages! Packages are hard work! Whew!

Alex: Mommy!
Alex: We’re delivering packages!
Claire: We’re delivering packages!
Alex: We’re a mailman, mailmans deliver packages!

Claire: Daddy, can you push this stroller for me?
Daddy: Yes.
Claire: It too heavy for me.

(Claire is not playing the way that Alex wants her to.)
Alex (angrily): Claire, I’m not gonna play with you after this day!
Claire: Okay.
Alex (angrily): I’m not gonna play with you after next bed or next bed or next bed or next bed or next nap or next nap or next nap or next bed or next bed or next nap or next nap or next bed. Okay, never!
Claire: Okay.

Alex: I don’t wanna play with you ‘cause you’re not nice. You’re breakin’ my rules.

Alex: No Claire, don’t play with me, I don’t want you to play.
Claire: I just putting this away.
Alex: Don’t talk to me.

(Daddy is putting on his socks. Claire brings him his shoes.)
Daddy: Thank you, Claire.
Claire (indicating Daddy’s left shoe and Daddy’s left foot): That is your shoe for that foot.
Daddy: Yeah!
Claire: And this shoe for this foot.

Alex: Birds eat worms, Claire. And bugs too.

Alex: I was trying to scare Claire.
Daddy: Oh.
(Claire starts hopping around.)
Alex: Because she’s a rabbit.
Claire: No I a frog.

(Claire is hopping around on the floor.)
Claire: Daddy, I’m a frog!
Daddy: Yeah.
Claire: Ribbit ribbit ribbit ribbit.

Claire: Ribbit ribbit. Ribbit ribbit. Ribbit ribbit. Ribbit ribbit.

Claire: And a dog say “woof”.

Alex: Hey Claire, you’re a frog okay, get outta the nest. Because frogs jump. They don’t get in birds’ nests. They live everywhere, but they always sleep. Do frogs sleep during the day, Claire? Yes! Hey Daddy, do frogs sleep during the day? I think they do.

Alex: Hey Daddy can you come see all the zoo? See the zoo.
Daddy: What animals are there?
Alex: Well, there’s penguins… and birds… and frogs… and giraffes… turtles, snakes… lions… tigers… and also elephants. Those are the animals here except fish. But there’s bunnies here too.
Daddy: Buddies?
Alex: Bunnies yeah. And monkeys and gorillas. Hm. Ducks. Geese.
Alex: So Daddy you know all the animals here?
Daddy: Yeah.
Alex: Well Daddy, I’ll set up a sign, so, so you know all the animals here okay?
Daddy: Okay.
Alex: And there’s also dolphins.
Daddy: Okay.
Alex: (Mumble). And camels.


(Claire puts her shoe on.)
Claire: I dood it.
Daddy: You dood it?
Claire: Yeah. I do that shoe on. I do this shoe on.

Claire: I did it! I did it Mommy! I put my shoes on!
Mommy: Oh, good job, except they’re on the wrong feet.


(Alex runs to Daddy.)
Alex: Aaaah! Daddy protect me! Here comes Uncle Ray.