L2: I love Elmo and Thomas and Percy… sometimes.
The letter G
Me: G says g-g-g in g-grapes.
L2: And g-g-g in g-mooses!
Hiccups
L1: Mommy, my hiccups are not going away ever!
Getting into things
Me(upon finding L2 unwrapping roll of tape): L2! You’re not supposed get into things without permission!
L2: Mommy? May I get into things, please?
On Spaghetti
L1: The name is too long so we call it rice.
Misplaced words
L2 (bemoaning the fact he was out of waffle): I don’t have more any left waffle.
Aunt L is an elephant!
L2 while riding along on Aunt L’s back on our return hike from Athabasca Glacier, sing-songing: Daddy is a raven, Mommy is a bear, Aunt L is a… [Beat] a elephant!
After more conversation L1 added that he was a turtle and L2 was a bird because of their hats.
I needed my head
L2 to MrA.: I needed to see the fire, so I put my head on. But I didn’t put my hat on.
John Deere
L2 (upon seeing a John Deere dealership in Alberta): I know what those are! Those are John Deere Grandpa tractors like what go in the field at Grandma’s house. I know how to go on the tractor. I know how to get my pants dirty and climb on the tractor and work hard. That’s what I know how to do.