Junk food you will be

Kid 2 is fond of a tiny green action figure: "'Smy bes' frien' Soda. He got a LifeSaver."

Fellow-feeling

Kid 1 mopes into the next room.

Kid 1: I got in trouble with Mom.
Dad: What did you do?
Kid 1: I don't want to talk about it, I just want some sympathy.

Life imitates art

Kid 2: Tomahto, Mom, want a tomahto.
Kid 1: I want tomatoes, too, Mom! Tow MAY tow!
Kid 2: Tomayto?! NO! Tow MAH tow.
Kid 1: Tomayto.
Kid 2: Tomahto.

Affectionate

The small one is our cuddler, and not afraid to ask. She corners the big one in the hallway.

"I baby thithter. Baby thithter. A hug. A kith. Nithe to mee tyou. [Shakes hands with sister.] Nithe to mee tyou, [Sister]. Hold me."

Litany

Praying for lunch, 20 month old version:

"God...
Jesus...
Cake.
An' juice.
An' cake.
Amen.
Clap meh hands!"

Melting

Big sis: I'm sorry, Care Bear.
Little sis: Hug?
Big sis: She forgives me!
Little sis: Hug!

Victualed

Kid 2: Summer soup! Summer soup!

I looked up to see her folded in half with her feet and forehead on the floor.

Me: Somersault?
Kid 2: Oh, summer SALT. Help somersault!

Buoyant

Kid 1 is explaining an imaginary event in the past that she also claims will be occuring in the future.

T.G.: Are we in a temporal paradox?
Kid 1: No, we're in a tugboat. A really big tugboat.

Technicality

Me: Kid 1, don't call your sister names.
Kid 1: Can I call her [her name]?
Me: Yes, you may call her her own name.
Kid 1: [Kid 2]. [Kid 2]. [Kid 2]. [KID 2]!
Kid 2: NOOOOOOOO!

Conversational

[An 18-month-old, Kid 2, walks into the kitchen where her mother is doing some work, including slicing a block of cheese.]

Kid 2: Tee! Tee! Tee! (Cheese! Cheese! Cheese!)
[Mother hands Kid 2 a slice of cheese.]
Kid 2: Tinks! (Thanks!) Bye-bye-bye-bye.
[Exit.]