Bugs envy…

“You don’t go to my school, Dad. The teacher’s brilliant, yours isn’t.”

“I love carrot. I wanna be a bunny!”

– age 4 years 4 months

Light of curiosity…

In the morning…
“Where do shadows go when it’s night time?”

“That was a cat minute, not a play minute.”

– age 4 years 3 months 4 weeks 2 days

Domestic goddess…

Song…
“Clean… All clean… Cleaning is my job!”

– age 4 years 3 months 4 weeks

Lovely things…

Song…
“Triangles are beautiful… and little cheese, very special!”

“I wanna go on the line – I love going on lines – oh, dead end.”

– age 4 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days

Ministry of…

Daddy: “Is that hopping or skipping?”
Talise: “That’s just walking strangely.”

– age 4 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days

Some grievances…

“It’s gonna be a boring day…”

“I hate Mucky Play!”

“I don’t like walking in mud. It’s boring snoring!”

– age 4 years 3 months 2 weeks 1 day

Thinking chimp…

“You do have to love your heart… and you should love yourself.”

“Daddy, you promise you won’t talk to yourself?”

When Daddy asked if he was a guru…
“You are clever… but not wise.”

– age 4 years 3 months 1 week 6 days

Sea slug…

“Teachers don’t [turn into wolves]. That’s very important. They have to stay teachers.”

“You’re chunky, Dad!”

“It doesn’t matter what you are, but you’re still beautiful.”
– response to the Size Song in Tikkabilla

“She has got a tiny head… a baby head.”

– age 4 years 3 months 6 days

Trunkage…

“I’m just lining up the elephants… coz it’s important.”

– age 4 years 3 months 2 days

Imbibial…

“When I’m a grown-up, like you two, I can drink wine, but not when I’m a child.”

– age 4 years 3 months

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