30 June 2014

At Mom's today while Alyson was napping:

Madelyn: Grandma, do you know what this afternoon is after Alyson wakes up?
Mom: No, what is it?
Madelyn: It's baby bath day for the whole world! No, I mean the whole UNIVERSE!

29 June 2014

As we approached Izzi, Dave, Mia, and Anabelle's house today:

"What color is Elena's house?"

Girl has so many friends that she can't keep them straight. Or, she's four. One of the two. ;-)

28 June 2014

When she started playing in the sprinkler this afternoon (one of the oscillating types):

"Mommy, it's like playing in a waterfall!"

27 June 2014

While working on the crossword puzzle on the children's menu at Silver Diner:

Me, reading: Salmon and trout are kinds of....
Madelyn, very confident: Chicken!

26 June 2014

According to Madelyn, here's what you need for a "Snowflake Day Show" since she, apparently, has it all figured out:

"A girl, a fairy, snowflake costumes, bedroom scenery, a fairy, three presents, snowflake popcorn, and snowflake pie".

25 June 2014

Tonight was a breakfast for dinner night. Just before Tony came home:

Madelyn: Can we have bacon?
Me: No, that would take too long.
Madelyn: Okay, what about sausage?
Me: You'll have to ask Daddy when he gets home.

Maybe a minute or two later, Tony walks in the door.

Madelyn, the second the door opened: Daddy! Can you fix sausage with dinner?

Tony went back to the freezer to get some out.

Tony: I don't think we have anymore.
Madelyn: Awww. We'll need to get more!

24 June 2014

I was reading a post on Facebook about what to do if you see a black bear, and Madelyn butted in with:

"I know what to do if you see a rainbow bear!"

23 June 2014

While getting dressed this morning, Madelyn was commenting on her spaghetti strap dress and Alyson's sleeveless (wider straps) dress.

"We're both wearing sleeveless dresses, but mine is sleeveless and Alyson's in long sleeveless."

22 June 2014

Madelyn's bedtime story for tonight was "That is NOT a Good Idea" by Mo Willems. In the story a dapper looking fox tries to trick a naive looking goose into getting herself cooked in soup. Instead, the fox gets put into the soup by the goose. After Tony finished reading the story to Madelyn:

Tony: Isn't that silly that the goose cooked the fox instead of the fox tricking her into getting cooked?
Madelyn: That was super silly. No, that was "soup" silly!

And there you have it, folks, her first intentional pun. 

21 June 2014

While washing her hands in the bathroom:

Madelyn: What flavor soap is that?
Me, reading the label: Sea Island Cotton
Madelyn: Mmmm! I love cotton! But, I love cotton candy more.

20 June 2014

In the car on the way to Delaware, Alyson kept throwing her stuffed cow, Moo Moo, out of her car seat so that she couldn't reach it. 

Me: Alyson, if you throw it one more time, it's all gone. 
Alyson threw Moo Moo. 
Madelyn, very matter-of-factly: All gone, completely!

19 June 2014

When we got home today, Madelyn carried her baby Belle doll, a baby blanket, and both her and Alyson's lunch boxes from the car to the door. A package had been delivered. I got to the front door with Alyson to find her yelling at the package because she was trying to pick it up and hold on to all of the other stuff she was carrying. I told her that we could come back out for the package. As soon as I opened the door, she ran inside, put everything down, and ran back outside to get the package. So excited about a box of sunscreen.... ;-)

18 June 2014

More fun dinner conversation:

Madelyn: I'm the only one in my class that knows how the dinosaurs died. How did a space rock travel through space and hit the earth?
Tony: An object in motion wants to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.
Madelyn, as if she understood what Tony said perfectly and was just reminded about it: Oh yeah!

17 June 2014

During dinner, we were talking about Madelyn's new fluoride toothpaste that we got today. We were explaining what fluoride does.

Me: Fluoride makes your teeth stronger.
Madelyn, moving her hands as you would expect: Does fluoride make your teeth bigger or smaller?
Me: Neither. It makes them stronger and harder.
Madelyn: Did you know there are rocks on the moon?
Me: Um.... yeah....

16 June 2014

Madelyn was playing in the living room over at Mom's while we were talking in the dining room. Without any context, she randomly asked me:

"Mommy, what else do robots have on them?"

Never found out what she was doing or what she was talking about because we got distracted by something.

15 June 2014

We went to Joe's Crab Shack for dinner tonight with secret plans to take the girls on the new carousel at Rio before dinner. Madelyn has been talking about riding the carousels at Rehoboth and Myrtle for the past week, but knew absolutely nothing about the existence of the new one at Rio. As we were walking toward the lake, she saw the carousel and got really excited.

"See! That's the carousel I've been talking about!"

14 June 2014

First

I was looking at a list of facts about giraffes.

Me: Did you know that giraffes' tongues can be 20 inches long?
Madelyn, looking amazed: Wow!
Tony: Do you know how long 20 inches is?

Madelyn shakes her head. Tony goes and gets a tape measure.

Tony: It's this long. From my hand to the end.
Madelyn: Whoa! That's like six school buses!

Second

As we were leaving to meet the friends at the park.

Madelyn: Daddy, can we listen to Bandora in the car?
Tony: What's Bandora?
Madelyn: The kind of Dora with all the songs on it.

13 June 2014

As we were getting ready to leave Grandma's to come home this afternoon:

Me: Madelyn, get your shoes on?
Madelyn starts looking around.
Grandma: They're under the chair.
Madelyn keeps looking around: What chair?
Me: What am I leaning on?
Madelyn: Oh! The chair!

12 June 2014

Filed under the random things kids say when they are playing:

"Today is peach day for Lambie. I picked lots of peaches and hid them in the closet for her.'

11 June 2014

At the shark tank at the National Aquarium today:

Tony, pointing to a saw nose fish: What does that one look like?
Madelyn: A Narwahl!
Tony: How do you know what a Narwahl is?
Madelyn, sounding like she's stating the obvious: Octonauts.

10 June 2014

During dinner, the topic of California came up. We were telling Madelyn some stuff about California when she decided:

"I don't want to go to California. So, I'll just go to Grandma's to watch over us. Wait, what time will you be back?"

(For the record, no one said anything about going to California anytime in the near future.)

09 June 2014

Grandma: Madelyn, will you still love me when I'm old?
Madelyn: Yes!
Grandma: When I'm as old as GG?
Madelyn just sighed in response.

08 June 2014

This morning after waking up, the girls were playing on our bed.

Madelyn: Alyson, come give me cuddles.
Alyson gave her a look that said, "No."
Madelyn: Please.... I want cuddles.
Alyson continued to ignore her sister's request.
Madelyn, pouting with the big bottom lip and all: Alyson, why won't you give me cuddles????

07 June 2014

Madelyn was working on a puzzle and singing to herself when she asked:

"How does 'The Berry Sesames' go again?"

Earlier today in the car, one of the songs we listened to was "The Bare Necessities" from "The Jungle Book".

06 June 2014

Madelyn: Mommy, what are we having for dinner?
Me: Chicken nuggets, corn on the cob, and whatever veggie you want.
Madelyn: But we just had chicken nuggets!
Me: About a week and a half to two weeks ago.
Madelyn: Yeah, we just had chicken nuggets!

This is from the girl who would eat pancakes every night for dinner if we let her. We actually ended up having rotisserie chicken instead because I didn't really want the chicken nuggets either.

05 June 2014

While we were out for a walk, we approached were the street we were on dead-ended in a T with another road.

Madelyn: Oh no! There's a street crack ahead!
Tony and me: What?
Madelyn, pointing: There's a street crack!
Me: Do you mean that there's another street?
Madelyn, matter-of-factly: Yeah, I call that a "street crack".

04 June 2014

While getting ready for bed, Madelyn decided that her room was the North Mountain and that it was getting really snowy and cold. (Oh, Frozen, how I am sick of you.) I was able to use it, though, to make her get into her pajamas faster.

Me: You better get your warm snow clothes on quickly and get warm!
Madelyn quickly put on her pajama shirt, shorts, and slippers and got ready to go brush her teeth: I'm all nice and warm now in my snow jacket, snow shorts, and snow boots!

03 June 2014

Madelyn was playing with three colored blocks. Two of them were dancing around. She asked us:

"Do wedding people dance?"

First, we had to figure out what exactly she asked because Tony and I both heard combinations of "white people", "black people", and "red people". Then, we had to figure out what she meant by it.

Us: Yes, the bride and groom dance at the reception.

02 June 2014

A while ago, Madelyn had asked me what rhymes with "orange." I told her nothing and that it's the only word in the English language that doesn't have a rhyme. Randomly today:

"The only thing that rhymes with 'orange' is 'more-orange.'"

(However, looking it up now, I see that that is incorrect. I will have to tell her what rhymes with "orange": Blorenge (a mountain in Wales) and sporange (a sac where spores are made).)

01 June 2014

On the way to the grocery store Madelyn was asking us what slugs eat.

"The only way slugs can get blueberries is to call for their friends to give them a boost. A boost is a kind of lift that your friends give you to help you up."