Photo at the Bozeman Children’s Museum

Quotes and conversations with Ivan over the last couple months.

i: What if it rained money and I ran around to get it?
A: Inflation, that means that everyone would have lots of money so things would cost more.
i: What if it only rained money on me?
A: Then you would be rich and have lots of money. What would you buy?
i: A robot. . . the stuff to make a robot
A: What would your robot do?
i: The dishes. Then you could play with me while the robot does dishes. Then it can rain more money.
A: Then what would you buy?
i: A new robot
A: What would the new robot do?
i: it could help the other robot while you are work

“I will do 4 jobs on one day. A astronaut, a builder, a video game tester, and a ice cream truck driver.”
These are the 4 careers Ivan’s been considering as an adult. He plans to build his sister a Veterinary office so she can be a veterinarian and an invisible car because she wants an invisible car. He also says he will drive me to the grocery store in his ice cream truck and give me ice cream.

i: Do you know what are dogs good at?
A: Barking and licking you?
i: Being eaten by crocodiles!

i: Now I have four favorite colors because I’m four.
A: What are they?
i: Green, Red, Blue and Orange
When I’m five I will have five favorite colors – green, red, blue, orange AND gray.

“I make this noise when I fart wee-wee-wee-weeeeeee-Thpthpthpthpt.”

Home early from school because he ran into another child on the playground and got hurt and upset
A: do you want to lie down and rest?
i: Yes. (goes to curl up on his bed)
A; Do you want an audiobook to listen to?
i: Yeah. Can I have something to cuddle with?
A (looking at Ivan’s stuffed animals): what would you like?
i: Can I have you?