Daddy, I put my shoe on by myself!

Claire: Daddy, I put my shoe on by myself!
Daddy: Good!
Claire: I’m learning how to put shoes on now!
Daddy: Good for you!

Claire: I’m gonna tell Mommy that I put my shoes on all by myself!



Alex: It’s been there for like a thousand days. (Pause.) Or maybe two days now.

Alex: I can’t wait until Aunt Sheridan gets here.
Claire: Me too. It’s gonna be fun shopping with her.

(Claire calls Mommy on the phone, to tell her about the card she made at school.)
Mommy: Hello?
Claire: Mommy?
Mommy: Yeah?
Claire: My card, I made a card, I made a card from school I made a card from school.
Mommy: What did you do?
Claire: I made a card from school.
Mommy: A card?
Claire: Yeah.
Mommy: Oh!
Alex: For Mommy and Daddy.
Claire: Yeah, and for you, Mommy.
Mommy: Oh, great!
Claire: When you come home you can open it. Both of you can open it.
Mommy: Okay.


Claire: Alex, you can’t put a giraffe in a boat!


(After bath, Alex and Claire shout down the stairs to Mommy.)
Alex: Mommy!
Claire: Mommy!
Mommy: What?
Alex: Come smell us!
Claire: Come smell us!

Claire (giving Mommy a hug): You’re my best mommy in the world!
Mommy: Aw, you’re the best kids in the world.

Claire (giving Daddy a hug): Daddy, you’re the best daddy in the world!
Daddy: Thank you!


Alex (carrying a chair to the front window): Daddy, I’m gonna watch out the window, to see if Aunt Sheridan comes! She’ll be here any minute!


(The doorbell rings.)
Claire: She’s here! She’s here!