14 July 2015

During dinner, we were telling the girls about New Horizons and showing them the picture of Pluto. Madelyn got very into it. I heard her quietly muttering, "Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Five. Four. Three. Two. One. Blast off!" and lift her green bean off of her plate and "flew" it into her mouth.

13 July 2015

As we were leaving Mom's to go to Target to by Andrew's first birthday present, Madelyn realized that her grandpa's birthday was coming up.

Madelyn, in her 5-year-old stage whisper to Mom: What does Grandpa like?
Mom, trying to get her to stop asking since Dad was sitting right there: Your mommy knows. Why don't you ask her later?
Madelyn: I just want to know what he likes for his birthday.
Mom: I know. Ask your mommy later.
Madelyn, kind of annoyed at being put off: Oh, okay.

12 July 2015

Madelyn is always making up songs. This evening before bath, she ran up to me and exclaimed, "Mommy! I made up a new song! It's called the 'Scarred Heart of Jesus'." There were lyrics, but I was too busy trying not to laugh at her.

11 July 2015

While the girls were playing:

Alyson: Ow, my knee!
Madelyn: Let me see. Good thing I always bring a first aid kit when we go ice skating.

(Aly was not really hurt. She was just pretending while they were pretending to ice skate, which neither of them have actually done.)

10 July 2015

First

While trying to figure out where we were going for dinner tonight:

Tony: Madelyn, do you want seafood or Mexican?
Madelyn: Seafood! I want Orange Chicken!
Tony: That's not seafood.

Second

While in the bathroom at the restaurant after eating dinner:

Me: Are you done, Madelyn?
Madelyn: I'm pulling up my pants and my panties.
Random woman, laughing: I have a five year old.
Me, pointing toward the stall Madelyn was in: She's five. How did you ever guess?
Madelyn: I'm five and a half!

09 July 2015

Madelyn took a really long nap this afternoon. During her nap, Mom took photos of the pretty girl sleeping.

Mom to me: Want to see the pictures of our sleeping beauty?
Madelyn: What sleeping beauty? Oh yeah, me!

08 July 2015

Critical thinking at work (and falling under JK Rowling's spell):

Tony stopped reading "The Chamber of Secrets" to Madelyn before bed at the point when Mrs. Weasley comes out and yells at the boys for taking the flying car.

Madelyn: Why was Ron coming to get Harry?
Tony: Because Ron wasn't getting answers to his letter to Harry because Harry wasn't getting his letters from Ron.
Madelyn: Why was Dobby stealing Harry's letters?
Tony: Because Dobby didn't want Harry to go to Hogwarts because he said something dangerous was going to happen there.
Madelyn: What's going to happen?
Tony: We don't know yet.