31 October 2014

Looking into a clean, empty dish on the kitchen counter:

"Hey! What's in here? Uh! Why is it empty?"

30 October 2014

A Toys R Us catalog came today. Madelyn grabbed it right away to start looking at it.

Madelyn, pointing to a page of Minecraft toys: Daddy, are these real things in Minecraft or just toys?
Tony: They are things in Minecraft, but those there are just toys.
Madelyn, pointing to a spider: I want that spider. I'm going to throw it on the floor and pretend it's dead. [pointing to other things on the page] And, I want that, and that, and that....

And it has begun. How long until Christmas? :-P

29 October 2014

First

As we were pulling away from the house this morning:

Madelyn: When are we going to sell our house?
Me: We're not planning on it.
Madelyn: Why not?
Me: Because we would have to find another house and move. Don't you like our house?
Madelyn: Yeah, I like our house, but could we take the iPad?

Second

Madelyn was coloring Halloween pictures today after we got home.

Me: Why don't you draw a ghost?
Madelyn: Ghosts are white and white doesn't show up on white paper. I know! I'll draw an orange ghost because if a ghost fell in orange paint it would be orange.

28 October 2014

Talking about going into a haunted house with zombies:

"Besides, I'm not afraid of zombies. I'm only afraid of mascots."

27 October 2014

When I got to Mom and Dad's today to pick up the girls, they were outside playing with their grandpa. After a little bit, Madelyn tried coming in the back door, and I went to help her.

Madelyn, as she came running into the house: I HAVE TO GO POTTY!!!!!

She ran back to the bathroom and stripped off her jacket as she went. After she was settled for a minute in the bathroom, I went back to check on her.

Me: Are you okay?
Madelyn: Yeah.
Me: Did you have an accident?
Madelyn: No. Can you pick up my jacket?
Me, looking down at her jacket that I was practically stepping on as it sat where she dropped it at the door: No, you can get it when you come out.

A few minutes later, Madelyn came into the living room without her jacket.

Me: Where's your jacket?
Madelyn, running back to get it: Oh yeah!

She would have had to walk on her jacket when she came out of the bathroom and she still didn't pick it up at first.

26 October 2014

While playing outside at the Barbieri's house this afternoon, Madelyn grabbed a bucket and shovel from the play toys and walked away singing to herself:

"I'm gonna dig a beach! I'm gonna dig a beach!"

25 October 2014

We had edamame with dinner tonight. Madelyn likes to take the edamame and hold it a little out from her mouth and pop the beans into her mouth.

Madelyn: Mommy, watch!

I looked up to see her getting ready to pop a bean into her mouth only to miss and bounce it off the tip of her nose.

24 October 2014

In a rare turn of events, we were able to go to the park for a half hour or so after we got home today. While there, Madelyn declared with no discernible context:

"Today is not a day in the office."

23 October 2014

Talking about not remembering some of the details from the Maryland Women's Basketball games last season while on the way home today:

"All of the old basketball games got pushed out of my brain."

22 October 2014

While playing with Alyson:

"This is gonna be a magic kiss. You won't be able to feel it."

21 October 2014

After Alyson started drinking her tomato soup during dinner:

Me, sarcastically: At least she doesn't like it.
Tony: Yup.
Madelyn: But she does like it. Why do you keep saying that people don't like things when they do?
Me: It's called sarcasm. It's to be funny.
Madelyn: But it's not funny.
Tony: It's adult humor. Kids don't understand it.
Madelyn: Kids should understand it if it is kids and adult family burritos.
Me and Tony: What?
Madelyn: I was being funny! It's kid humor!

20 October 2014

First

As we were getting food on the table for dinner, Madelyn asked Alyson:

"Is anybody in this world as amazing as I am?"

Second

While getting ready for bath:

Madelyn: When are we going to have another baby?
Me: We aren't planning on it.
Madelyn: Why not?
Me: I think our family is good just the way it is. Plus, where would another baby sleep?
Madelyn, running to a large blank wall in the hall that is the other side of our closet: You could put in another room here.
Me: But that's where our closet is.
Madelyn, turning around to the wall of her room: You could put in a room here.
Me: But that's your room.
Madelyn, going to the only wall left in the hall which is opposite of a small closet in our room: You could put in a room here.
Me: That's were the other closet in our room is.
Madelyn: Oh.

19 October 2014

For her last race in the Healthy Kids Running Series today, Madelyn's bib number was 45.

Tony: You're 45!
Madelyn: No! That's not the number I'm grown up to!

18 October 2014

To continue with things she will hate me for when she's older:

While Madelyn was going potty before bed, she yelled out to me:

"Mommy! I fell into the toilet water!"

(She didn't fall completely in and didn't really need any help. I just advised her on how to clean herself up.)

17 October 2014

I stayed home with the girls today, so I opted to do my workout during Alyson's nap, partially because Madelyn wanted me to, partially just to get it done. Here are a few of her comments during my workout:

While doing dumbbell step-ups, I was at first using the ottoman because it was the closest thing to the recommended height. As soon as I stepped up: "Mommy! Why are you standing on the furniture?!"

While doing an exercise called "Dead Bug" that looks like what it's named after: "That's funny, Mommy!"

Finally, with my first negative pull-up: "Wow!"

16 October 2014

Okay, she's going to hate me later in life for this one, but it was the funniest thing she did all day (that I know of).

As Madelyn was leaving our room after putting her dirty clothes in there, she stopped, bent over a little and stuck out her naked butt, farted and said to me, "What? I farted." She then ran off into her room after almost running into our door.

15 October 2014

Madelyn often sings "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark" by Fall Out Boy after hearing it. She never gets the words right. Today, Alyson decided to sing along as well.

Madelyn: Let 'em oh ho ho. Let 'um oh ho ho. Let 'em oh ho ho. Fire!
Alyson: Ah hoooooo!!!!

14 October 2014

Talking about when to have all of our leftovers for dinner the rest of the week:

Me: We could have tacos tomorrow, the chicken sausage pasta on Thursday, and the pork again on Friday.
Madelyn: No!!!
Me: Why not? You like the pork.
Madelyn: Oh yeah.

13 October 2014

While playing with Tony and Alyson today:

"Aly, I'll be the mommy and you be the big sister. Daddy, you can be the babysitter to watch the other baby. You can feed her a bottle and give her naps. Here you go! I can't wait to go on a walk without that loud and noisy baby that I hate hearing her screaming...."

12 October 2014

While on the way back from swimming class, we were listening to the "Wicked" soundtrack in the car. "Defying Gravity" came on.

Madelyn: "Defying Gravity"!
Alyson started laughing at who knows what.
Madelyn: Defying gravity is not funny. I would never try to defy gravity.

11 October 2014

While on our walk after dinner:

Me: Do you want to go this way?
Madelyn: Yeah, I want to go this way past my boyfriends' house!

(Her "boyfriend" is one of the boys in her preschool class who happens to live three houses away from us. We think the feeling is mutual.) 

10 October 2014

As I was saying "good night" to Madelyn:

Me: What are we doing tomorrow?
Madelyn: Ballet. And then Sunday...
Me: We have church and swimming and your race.
Madelyn: Yeah.
Me: And then, we'll go see Aunt Gina, Uncle Matt, Lauren, Jon, and Baby Andrew.
Madelyn: Yeah! That's what I was talking about! I want to see Baby Andrew!

09 October 2014

During dinner after chugging her entire cup of milk:

"I love milk even though it's healthy."

08 October 2014

When we got home today, Madelyn asked something I never thought I would hear come out of her mouth:

"Can I not have screen time today?"

Usually, she's asking just the opposite and getting mad at me when I tell her no iPad and to go play.

07 October 2014

One of my coworkers was eating dinner at our house tonight. Part of the conversation:

Kristine: I'm a little slow on the uptake.
Madelyn: Yeah.... Wait! What does "uptake" mean?

06 October 2014

During dinner:

Me, after Tony tried the catfish: What do you think?
Tony: It's pretty good.
Me: I think it's a little bland.
Tony: Yeah, the crust could use more flavor.

I got out the Old Bay, sprinkled some on my fish, and handed the can to Tony since he was reaching out for it.

Me, after eating a bite: That's better.
Tony: Yeah, that's pretty good. (To Madelyn) Have you tried it yet?
Madelyn: No. I don't like catfish!
Tony: You haven't even tried it.

We got Madelyn to eat a bite.

Madelyn, after swallowing it and making every disgusted face possible: I don't like it.
Tony: What don't you like about it?
Madelyn: It's a little bland and the crust could use more flavor.
Tony: Did you enjoy parroting what Mommy and I just said?
Me: Why don't you try some Old Bay on it?

Madelyn begrudgingly let Tony put a little tiny bit on and then ate a little piece.

Madelyn: It's too spicy!

05 October 2014

From the list of random things she says:

While getting dressed after baths tonight and putting on her panties:

Madelyn: We're going to have a wet panty party!
Me: Um, no, let's not.
Madelyn: Why do parties have to have names anyway? I know! Let's have a slumber party!

04 October 2014

While in the car:

Alyson: Beep beep!
Madelyn: Don't say "beep beep"! We want to be a good sport, and that isn't what good sports do!

03 October 2014

While trying to explain to Madelyn where Germany is:

"Is it a country in your back yard?"

02 October 2014

While on our walk after dinner, we walked by a family out in their front yard, including a child who is about 18 months old wearing only a diaper.

Madelyn: Why is that baby naked?
Me: That baby isn't naked. He's in a diaper.
Madelyn: Well, why is he in a diaper?
Tony: Because he doesn't want clothes on?
Madelyn: But he needs clothes!

01 October 2014

We went for a walk after dinner this evening. As we were walking, we heard what sounded like a real rooster. (I am not going to be a happy camper if that thing wakes me up in the morning.) For the rest of the walk, Madelyn kept yelling, "Cock-a-lock-a-doooo!!!" She complained when we told her it was normally "cock-a-doodle-doo".