Out of her mouth (Anna)

- getting ready to go to a friend's place
Mum: "Do you want to go and play with [names of the kids]?"
E: "Yeah. I come." (as if we were giving her the option of staying at home)

- trying to get her down for a nap
Mum: It's time to go to sleep.
I want you to put your head down. No more standing up. No more crying.
E: [nodding] "No more crying." (she puts her head down on the pillow and closes her eyes.)
E: "I sleep." (Three seconds later, her head bounces up, she stands up and starts to cry)

- begging for her current favourite books - The Blue Kangaroo series
"Karroo. Pliz. Mumma. Pliz. Karroooo. Karoooo. Pliz. Pliz. Mumma. Pliz. Karrooo." (You'd think she gets read them every three weeks instead of every three minutes.)