needs

after getting in bed for a nap and mom covering him up with a blanket...
"i don't need that blanket, ol' girl."

pretending

while in the bathroom so he doesn't have to see the bad knight on little einsteins...
larkin: homp. homp. mom, say, "there's a crocodile in my bathroom."
mom: there's a crocodile in my bathroom!
larkin: grrrr. mom, say, "there's a lion in my bathroom."
mom: there's a lion in my bathroom!
and after doing this for a wombat, an alligator, a monkey, a pig, a cow, and horse...
larkin (stomping in a circle): mom, say, "there's a bad knight in my bathroom."
mom: i thought you didn't like the bad knight.
larkin: mom. (long pause and step forward and lean in) i'm pretending.

lucy

about his four-month-old sister, lucy...
"she's an old show guy."