Brinley on the day’s endless possibilities: “I have so much plans planned for today!”

Brinley: “How many years have I been alive?”

Daddy: “Five and a half.”

Brinley, completely shocked: “But that’s how old I am!”

The kids are squabbling over some toys.

“Hey!” Sarah says to Brin. “He shared his skulls with you. You can share your rats with him.”

Brinley is talking about her new group of friends at school.

“We need a name for our team. Hmm…”

She thinks for a second.

“We’ll be the Power Bolts, and we’ll fight bad guys together. We need to find a good day for that. I think Tuesday.”

The insoles on Brinley’s shoes keep bugging her while we’re walking. Finally fed up, she says, “These things keep bunching up without asking!”

On our way to drop Brin off at school I point out the barely-visible moon in the sky. Brin says, “Oh, it’s just chatting with the sun.”

“Dad, do you remember the horses judging the street?” asks Brin, referencing a few days ago when we saw policemen on horseback directing traffic.