It's so good if they want to play. If they want to play, they can.

Claire: Daddy! I have a new bicycle!

Claire (riding her bicycle, with Mommy's help): I'm riding it!



(Claire is reading the child seat instruction manual to herself.)

Claire (whispering): It says mockingbirds. So soft. Cute. And comfy. Just like Allegra.

Claire (whispering): If they're awake, they can get up.
Claire (whispering): If they're still tired, they can go back in their nests.

Claire: I am a birdie, with a funny head.
Claire: And it's silly because, he's dressed up like… Halloween.
Claire: And it's so funny that he is so funny. And he's so funny, like… people, and birdies but they don't be funny. They be… nice.

Claire: But they don't do anything what people like them to do.
Claire: They like them to do… silly stuff. Because… funny faces, but no, they don't. They don't say "no dat no dat!" but, they don't like that. So, they don't do it with people, just different kind of birdies!

Claire: Because, they wanna see birdies. And funny-looking birdies.
Claire: If they want to see a funny looking birdie, they can. If they want to.
Claire: So, they have a good time sleeping. If they want to play, they can play. But they're different kind of other birdies, so they can play if they want to.

Claire: So they can! And play, play if they want to play.
Claire: They can play if they want to.
Claire: It's so good if they want to play. If they want to play, they can.
Claire: If they want to play, they can sleep. And play in their sleep, nest. The end!
Claire (to Daddy): Daddy, this is my, um, birdy book.
Daddy: Yeah, I like your birdy book!

Claire: This is gonna (unintelligible).
Claire (Unintelligible) in the summer.
Claire: And in the fall.
Claire: And the spring.
Claire: And, in the -- summer. In the spring, in the fall, and… the… when it's sunny day.
Claire (in a sing-song voice): And when it's cloudy day, they can play. But it's, when it's sunny day they can't.
Claire (in a sing-song voice): And they can play if it's, not raining.
Claire (in a sing-song voice): And they can play if it's not raining.
Claire (in a sing-song voice): They can if it's not. No they can play if it's really not.
Claire (in a sing-song voice): They can play if it's not. They can play if it's not raining.
(Claire holds the manual outward and shows it all around the room, over and over. She giggles at Daddy when she sees him watching her.)

Claire (in a sing-song voice): And if it's not… summer time, or spring
Claire (in a sing-song voice): If it's fall…
Claire (in a sing-song voice): Or, not winter, or fall…
Claire (in a sing-song voice): Or not raining…
Claire (in a sing-song voice): Or not… winter…
Claire (in a sing-song voice): Or not, spring…
Claire (in a sing-song voice): Where, or, is spring. It's close to our house.
Claire (in a sing-song voice): And it's close to the fall.
(Claire giggles at Mommy.)
Mommy: Silly girl!
(Claire once again shows the manual to the room, over and over, giggling at Daddy.)
Claire (giggling): Daddy!
Daddy: You silly.
Claire (giggling): I'm showing the pictures!
Daddy: Yeah.
Claire (to Grommie): Grom-Grom. See the picture! Picture of you, Grommie.
(Claire giggles.)
Claire: Picture of Grommie!
Claire (in a sing-song voice): Spring… fall…
Claire (in a sing-song voice): Spring and fall…
Claire (in a sing-song voice): Winter… and summer…
Claire (in a sing-song voice): And spring…
Claire (in a sing-song voice): And… that last day, center, summer, sunny -- and cloud… dy…
Claire (in a sing-song voice): Summer…
(Claire drops the manual and loses her place.)
Claire: Oh no! My book (unintelligible).
Claire: I don't at! What page, I was, dot.
Claire (singing a little song): Joo joo joo joo joo joo! Joo joo joo joo joo!
Claire (singing a little song): Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah hah hah hah hah.
Claire (singing a little song): Hm hm hm hm hm hm, hm hm hm hm hm. Hm hm hm hm hm, hm hm hm hm hm hm, hm hm hm hm, hm hm hm hm hm, hm.

Claire (in a sing-song voice): Okay. It says summer… fall… spring… summer!
Claire (in a sing-song voice): Little seat, big seat, for me. Little seat. I big.
Claire (giggling and singing): I lost my page again!
Claire (giggling and singing): I lost my page again!
Claire (giggling and singing and throwing her head back): I lost my page again!
Claire (giggling and singing and throwing her head back): I lost my page again!
Claire (giggling and singing and throwing her head back): I lost my page again!



Mommy: Alex is gonna come home today.
Claire: Is he home now?
Mommy: No, but he's gonna come home today.
Claire: Today?
Mommy: Yeah.
Claire: Yay!

Mommy: But, we go to the beach in a week.
Claire: Today?
Mommy: No, a week. Seven days.
Claire: But, you said eight days. Yesterday.



(Claire finds an old toy.)
Claire (to Daddy): Hey yes -- a so long time ago, you had this.