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INVor where are they ?
INVoh, the rest of the farm animals ?
INV*INV: let's see if we can get them out .
INVo:h, there's the collie dog, and the horse, and the zebra .
MOTeven though you're a different face, the animals are making the link .
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MOTlet's see .
MOToh, what is xx .
MOT*MOT: this is how we started xxx .
CHIxxx .
MOTxxx that's ice cream .
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CHItop .
MOTa top .
MOT*MOT: we don't have one of those .
MOTthat might be a nice idea for Christmas .
MOTxxx .
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INVyou almost can't buy anything without batteries anymore .
MOTbatteries or else it all comes apart .
MOT*MOT: we used to try to keep everything on the shelves and it's just really hard to do that .
MOTmy husband got to be fanatic about it .
MOTand finally I said +"/.
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MOTParent's sister is eleven, and they play xx .
MOTit's like I feel it's all I can do to take care of them .
MOT*MOT: and I was thinking the other day that we don't sit down and xx .
MOTbut like she doesn't know all her colors or her numbers and things .
MOTI know other people who have two year olds xx .
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MOTand carrots .
CHII want some .
MOT*MOT: we'll get them at the store after a while, ok .
INVwhat are you gonna eat on Thanksgiving ?
CHIwhere's bunny ?
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INVdo you know what that is ?
MOTwhere's the turkey ?
MOT*MOT: we have a turkey for Thanksgiving .
MOTxxx .
MOTthere's a turkey .
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INV[- laughs] now she's really convinced .
MOTxxx .
MOT*MOT: at least we both know how to whine .
MOTdid you hear the doggie ?
MOTyou're biting his feet .
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MOTyou gave Parent the ball .
MOTI don't know how many balls they went through this summer, because Jamie and her sister would go outside and play ball, and Jamie always threw it in the rose bushes .
MOT*MOT: so we have all these deflated beach balls .
MOTI see something I better take from Parent before Parent xxx .
MOTxxx .
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CHIhe won't go in there .
MOT[- to inv] isn't that funny .
MOT*MOT: we don't have anything that squeaks, and of all things, that fascinates them .
MOTthey don't have any squeak toys [=! laughs] .
CHImommy, I wanna go in there [% duck in boat] .
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MOTyou're too big .
CHII wanna try .
MOT*MOT: we were on vacation in a big boat .
INVdid you go on a big boat ?
MOTdid you ever go to Centerville in Toronto ?
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MOTthe little amusement park on the island ?
MOTisn't it cute ?
MOT*MOT: we had a nice day .
MOTxxx it was absolutely pouring, and we thought, well, we'll go anyway .
MOTand there was nobody there, but yet it was still open .
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MOTisn't it cute ?
MOTwe had a nice day .
MOT*MOT: xxx it was absolutely pouring, and we thought, well, we'll go anyway .
MOTand there was nobody there, but yet it was still open .
MOTwhen we were on the train, I said +"/.
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MOTxxx it was absolutely pouring, and we thought, well, we'll go anyway .
MOTand there was nobody there, but yet it was still open .
MOT*MOT: when we were on the train, I said +"/.
MOT+" oh God, please can't you stop make it raining .
MOTthis is really bad .
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MOT+" oh God, please can't you stop make it raining .
MOTthis is really bad .
MOT*MOT: when we got off the train, it was finished .
MOTthe rain was done, and we had a real nice day .
INVthat's great .
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MOTthis is really bad .
MOTwhen we got off the train, it was finished .
MOT*MOT: the rain was done, and we had a real nice day .
INVthat's great .
MOTwent on a big boat .
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INVyou wanna go on a horsey ?
INVoutside ?
MOT*MOT: we don't have very many places for kids just to ride ponies and things .
MOTI guess because the insurance is probably so high .
MOTxxx horse or pony .
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MOTxxx lulls in the conversation, their actions speak too .
INVyeah .
INV*INV: we always have the person who came to see the kids do the transcription of the tape, because you remember a lot .
INVbut I know, you miss a lot .
MOTare most children shy when you pop in like this ?
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MOTyou just passed them .
MOTbicycles .
INV*INV: shall we find the dolls again ?
INVthere they are .
MOTwhat's this world coming to ?
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CHII got some .
CHII want some .
MOT*MOT: when we go to the store, ok ?
CHIhuh ?
MOTwhen we go to the store, you can get some .
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MOTwhen we go to the store, ok ?
CHIhuh ?
MOT*MOT: when we go to the store, you can get some .
MOTthere's exercise [% pointing to equipment] .
CHII see exercise .
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INVwhat is it ?
CHII want that .
MOT*MOT: we have a Speak And Spell xx .
CHI+< I wanna see that .
CHImommy, I wanna see that .