I say it. I mean it.

(Mommy picks up Claire from her new classroom, Miss Arnold’s class.)
Claire: I like this class.


(Alex is watching a football game with Daddy.)
Alex: I think those, um, football players are gettin’ hungry.


Claire: I smell jelly.


(dinner)

Alex: Mommy, tomorrow’s Bobo’s birthday.
Mommy: Whose birthday?
Mommy: Bobo’s birthday?
Alex: I say it. I mean it.

Claire: ‘Coose me I just had some gas.

Mommy: Did you get a happy stamp at school?
Claire: Yeah.
Mommy: For what?
Claire: For – Miss Arnold’s class.
Mommy: For going to Miss Arnold’s class?
Claire: And cleaning up.

Alex: Mommy, what were you talking about?
Mommy: Well you heard everything I said.
Alex: Well, can you tell me, all about it?

Alex (in a silly gruff voice): May I have more jelly sandwich please?
Claire (in a silly gruff voice): Jelly sandwich, be!
Claire: Jelly sandwich, bah!
Claire: Jelly sandwich, be!
Alex: Aah!
Claire: Jelly sandwich, be!
Alex: Aah!
Claire: Jelly sandwich, be!
Alex: Aah!
Claire (laughing): Alex!
Mommy: Alex, eat your oranges.
Claire (laughing): Alex, eat your oranges!
Claire (laughing): Alex, eat your oranges!
Claire (laughing): Alex, eat your oranges!

Alex: I get two stories today, right?
Daddy: I think so.
(Daddy puts his finger to his lips.)
Alex: I know. I know not to tell Claire.

Alex: When you were little, your daddy was Pop!
Mommy: My daddy still is Pop. Just because you’re grown up, you still have a daddy.
Alex (pointing at Daddy): But, I call that boy a daddy!

(Claire is wearing the kids’ tool belt.)
Mommy: Who are you? Are you Wendy or are you Bob?
Claire: I’m Bob.
Alex (whining severely): I wanna be Bob! I wanna be Bob! I don’t wanna be Wendy!
Mommy: You don’t have to be Wendy.
Daddy: Hey, Alex? Listen to how you’re talking. Can you hear how you’re talking?
(Alex suddenly smiles and laughs.)
Alex: I’m practicing my – I’m practicing my whining!

Daddy (pointing to himself): Alex, what do you call this boy?
Alex: Daddy.
Alex: And you’re a man.
Daddy: That’s right!
Alex: Mommy’s a girl. She’s a woman.