3. "I'm a disasternaut!"
4. [Gazing at a half-eaten, oozing peanut butter sandwich] "It looks like a tiger with a runny nose."
5. "I'm a lifegaurdener!"
6. [Playing with his fireman gear, prized birthday loot] "I am a fire fighter. Miles is a fire baby. Mommy, you can be a fire fighter. Daddy, your job is over there, in the corner. You can play with those things." Indicating a corner containing no firefighting gear whatsoever.
7. The miniature fire fighter also donned his gear to buy milk at the corner store this morning. "Are you a fireman?" the girl behind the counter asked. "Yeah," Noah replied. Conversation continued: apparently a fire engine had been summoned the day before to put out some flames at a house across the street. The final day of our vacation had caused us to miss this excitement. Noah listened with interest to the counter girl's report, then intoned: "There were no survivors."
