On her Benjamin Button-like view of the world: “Those jammies are getting too big for me.”

On food: “Only pancake is food.”

On having it all: “Abigail has a crown, and a piggy …”

On plans, optimistic: “Now we’re going to go to the room and not brush teeth.”

On where Daddy should go: “Please, go in the trash can, please.”

On Henry’s name: “Henry’s name is Doe. That’s Doe’s tail.”

On her interpretation of Mommy’s interpretation of how Daddy is handling the marinade: “Daddy is going to go to crazy.”