There’s about six Indians.

(Claire is looking at a picture of Alex as a baby.)
Mommy: You weren’t born yet.
Claire: After Alex, I was born?
Mommy: Mm-hm.

(Mommy is talking to Claire and Alex about the Pilgrims and Indians.)
Claire: But did the Indians – did the Indians die?
Mommy: I’m sure they died when they got really really old.
Claire: Oh.
Alex: Now they’re not here anymore.
Mommy: Well there are still some Indians. There are places where --
Alex: There’s about six Indians.

Alex: Maybe like thirty.
Alex: Forty.

Alex: I think there might be twenty-one.


Alex: I know another way to say your name, Mommy: Steph.
Claire: Stephanie!
Alex: And St – and St – Uncle Dave!
Claire: Stephanie!
Alex: And Dave! And Daddy!
Claire: Dave and Stephanie!
Alex: Dave and Steph.
Claire: No it’s Dave and Stephanie.
Alex: No.
Claire: Yeah!
Alex: No.
Claire: Yeah! And Stephanie!
Mommy: You’re right, my name is Stephanie, but a lot of people call me Steph.
Alex: And Claire is Claire Bear, and… Gatewood… but everybody calls, calls… her Claire. Calls you Claire.


Claire: After snowy days, it comes spring then we find eggs!


(Claire is playing with the musical dog/reindeer sled toy.)
Claire: I’m doing what the reindeer’s doing! Look, Daddy!
(Daddy laughs.)
Daddy: You’re cute.


Alex: Daddy, does Santa come and eat the cookies while people sleep, or does the person come give it to him?
Daddy: Santa eats the cookies while people sleep.
Alex: Claire, you were wrong.


Alex: Look, we got this people in this cage! My slopper blopper’s working.
Daddy: Your slopper blopper?
Alex: It’s called a slopper blopper because it slops people.


(lunch)

Claire: What – one day – one day – when are we gonna grow up?
Mommy: What?
Claire: When are we gonna grow up?
Mommy: You’re growing up every day.
Claire: But – which day are we gonna grow up? On. Because – because – Daddy and Mommy. What day is it gonna be when we grow up, be Daddy and Mommy?

Claire: Mommy?
Mommy: What?
Claire: When are you gonna be a doctor?
Mommy: When are you?
Alex: Um, after you have a few more schools.
Claire: Oh.

Alex: That means it’ll take longer for you to grow up and be grown-up, right Mommy?
Mommy: No it won’t take longer. It just means you’ll have to go to school longer.

Alex: I’m not gonna be a doctor, so I can pick a job. I’m gonna be a daddy. And I’ll get married.

Claire (to Mommy): When did you be a kid?

Daddy: Alex, are you gonna eat your lunch? You’re not hungry?
Alex: Not really. I’m just thinking about the slopper blopper.


Alex (whispering): I love you.
Daddy (whispering): I love you too.
Alex (whispering): I’m not gonna hurt you. Or cut you open.