In Virginia state, they speak English.

(breakfast)
Alex: It’s fun sitting here at the table, and talking together.

Alex: Daddy?
Daddy: Yes, Alex?
Alex: Can you come talk to us?
Daddy: Yes.
Alex: Because I like having you when we’re talking.

Claire: Daddy?
Daddy: Mm-hm?
Claire: You know how apples grow?
Daddy: How do they grow?
Claire: Uh, they grow on trees!
Daddy: Oh!
Alex: And then, they pick, some store people pick them, and they put ‘em in the store.
Claire: Yeah.
Alex: And they leave some for the other people to take home.
Claire: Daddy? When I was at school yesterday, they gave me, a different kind of applesauce, and they gave me apple juice, but I didn’t eat all of my apple juice, and then they gave me water.
Alex: But it was cheesy, Claire.
Claire: Yeah.
Alex: I didn’t eat it either. I ate all my juice it was so good.
Claire: Oh but I don’t like apple juice. I like water.
Alex: I used to not like it so much but, I like theirs.
Claire: I – when you – when they give you apple juice at their school, do you like their apple juice?
Alex: Yeah I like it.
Claire: Oh. When I move into that class, I’ll like that apple juice.

Claire: Daddy, why did you – why – why are you not frustrated this morning?

Claire: I like – I love Grommie!


(Alex is sick.)
Alex: When you’re sick, you have to watch a lot of TV.


Daddy: Why did you get a Happy Gram, Claire?
Claire: Because. I.
Daddy: Because?
Claire: Because I was using my voice louder!


(dinner)
Claire (to Daddy): Can you open my yogurt?
Daddy: Yes, if you say the magic word.
Claire (sincerely guessing): Um… Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!

(A little later.)
Alex: Can you get me some more honey mustard?
Daddy: Yeah, if you say the magic word.
Alex: Oh. Please.
(Daddy gets up to get the honey mustard.)
Alex (joking): Meeska mooska Mickey Mouse.

Claire: Healthy and strong!
Daddy: What makes you healthy and strong?
Claire: Carrots, and uh –
Alex: I know!
Claire: No!
Daddy (to Alex): Okay, let Claire finish, then you can say it.
Claire: Um…
Alex: It’s --
Claire: No! No I wanna do it. Play. And eat carrots.

Alex: In Virginia state, they speak English.
Daddy: That’s right.
Alex: In Mexico, they speak Spanish.
Daddy: That’s right.

Alex: In California, they speak Spanish, right?
Daddy: That’s right.
Alex: Where – where else do they speak English?
Daddy: Um… in England. And, in North Carolina.
Alex: Oh.
Daddy: And in America!
Alex: Where we live!
Daddy: That’s right.
Alex: It’s the regular “hello”. Hi!
Daddy: Hi.
Alex: And it’s – it’s the regular “eye”. Eye!
Daddy: That’s right.
Alex: ‘Cause it’s the regular everything you used to say!

Daddy: Claire, can you speak Spanish?
Claire: Um…
(Claire mumbles something.)
Daddy: What?
Claire: Meeska mooska Mickey Mouse!

Alex: La policia.
Daddy: Oh good.
Claire: La policia.
Daddy: What does that mean?
Alex: Police.
Daddy: That’s right.
Alex: La bonberro.
Daddy: What does that mean?
Alex: Firefighter.
Daddy: Oh good!
Claire: Brown.
Alex: Café.
Claire: Café.
Daddy: Good!
Claire: I wanna do it by myself. Brown, café!

Alex: Ron, ronhado. That’s orange. Ronhado. Right, Daddy? Ronhado.
Daddy: I don’t know, is it?
Alex: Orange.

Claire: Today it’s my turn to feed Grommie, right?
Daddy: Yes.
Claire: It’s my turn to feed Grommie, right Alex?
(Alex nods.)
Claire: Mm-hm. And next time it’s your turn.

Claire: I know how to speak Spanish and sun. Esta solado.
Daddy: Esta solado, good!
Alex: I know how to say “come on”.
Daddy: How?
Alex: Vamonos.
Daddy: Good!

(Alex does his impression of “Daddy at breakfast time”.)
Daddy: Hurry up, Alex. Hurry up, Claire. Stop playing, Alex. I had enough.