“Bess can yell.”
– Emily, reading the sentence in her lesson book

“Yes, very good.”
– Mama, providing encouragement

“AAAAAAAAAAAAH!”
– Emily, directly into Mama’s ear, proving Emily can yell too!

“Ooh! The music gives me dancy-antsy pants!”
– Emily, who hopped off the couch and proceeded to demonstrate

“There’s still two puddings left.”
– Mama, reviewing the options for dessert

“One for me and one for him!”
– Emily, taking matters into her own hands

“Who?”
– Daddy, somewhat surprised

“Me and you!”
– Emily, making friends with Daddy

“What about her?”
– Daddy, pointing to Amanda

“Cookie!”
– Emily, still seeing no problems with this arrangement, despite Amanda’s cries of “Puddie!” in the background

“My tummy is hungry and tired, Mama.”
– Emily

“Well, I’m going to take you home and put food in your tummy.”
– Mama, trying to head off the whining

“No, Mama! I’M going to put food in my tummy!”
– Emily, a bit outraged

“OK, I’ll put food on your plate.”
– Mama

“That’s better!”
– Emily, sounding very pleased

“What was Adam made of?”
– Mama, reviewing the previous day’s lesson

“Dust!”
– Emily

“Right! And what about Eve?”
– Mama

“Ribbon! No, a rib!”
– Emily, correcting herself after Mama laughed

“1st & 2nd Samuel, 1st & 2nd Kings, 1st & 2nd … croconuts?”
– Emily, reciting the books of the Bible… with a twist

“Amanda, would you like some ice cream?”
– Mama

“Kheem!!”
– Amanda, enthusiastically clapping her hands

“Or, you could have a cookie if you like.”
– Daddy

“Coooookieeeeee. No. Kheeeeem!!!”
– Amanda, proving she definitely knows what she wants

“Mama, my hair is definitely all tanglish. You need to comb it.”
– Emily, unhappy with her own painful attempts to comb her hair after bath

“Emily, you have hair just like Mama’s– soft, smooth, shiny… and you can’t do a thing with it.”
– Mama, trying to get all Emily’s slippery hair in a neat pony tail

“Mama, I can do one thing with my hair.”
– Emily

“What’s that?”
– Mama

“I can put a hat on it!”
– Emily

“Mom, it’s too hot! I can’t eat it yet!”
– Emily

“Well, then, just be patient”
– Mama

“But Mom, patient makes me hungry!!”
– Emily