Doing his best

While painting with water, Thing Two rubbed a hole in his half-painted but locally waterlogged paper, got frustrated and pushed the paper away.
Me: You didn't paint the butterfly. It will be a pretty purple butterfly when you paint it. Do you want to finish the picture?
Thing One: Let him paint how he wants. He's doing his best.

Henry's new family

After telling Thing One that his friend, Henry, would be a big brother because his mommy has a baby in her belly,
Thing One: Will Henry get new parents?
Me: No. It's just like you, when we had baby Thing Two, we were still your mom and dad.
Thing One: Oh. Will Henry live in a different house?

Making up

There was a small scuffle in the bath over the use of some bath toys the other night. Much to my surprise, a mere three minutes later I hear:
Thing One: We're brothers, Thing Two. And we're buddies! This is so fun, Thing Two. We're having a good time!