31 October 2015

First

After seeing Kermit the Frog on YouTube, Madelyn asked, "Who is that lizard guy?"

Second

While going trick-or-treating, after every house that gave her a Kit Kat, Madelyn exclaimed, "I got a Kit Kat! My favorite!"

30 October 2015

We had shelving added to Alyson's closet today. When the installer was here before Madelyn went to school, she was amazed at him carrying three large pieces for the closet: "That must be as heavy as the moon!"

29 October 2015

As we were walking home from the bus stop, Madelyn looked up, pointed toward the top of a tree, and said, "I could touch the sky if I was in a tree that high!"

28 October 2015

While she was in the bath, we overheard Madelyn making her own infomercial: "To find out what happens next, go to ducky.com!"

27 October 2015

As a side with dinner tonight, we had butternut squash roasted with a little brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice.

Madelyn, after taking a bite and looking like she was going to throw up: I don't like it!
Tony: Why don't you like it? It's sweet.
Me: Try another bite.
Madelyn, after trying another bite: I love it!

Typical kid deciding she didn't like something before even really trying it.

26 October 2015

During lunch Madelyn let us know all about her recess adventures:

"I tried to go across the monkey bars today. But, I only made it to the second bar. Then, I got scared that I was going to fall, so I let myself drop down."

(So, she was afraid she was going to fall, so she fell. Granted, it was controlled, but....)

25 October 2015

We ordered the girls medal racks for the Healthy Kids Running Series. The racks have the logo, are sparkly bright green, and have four hooks. Since today was the last race, we were able to pick them up. Madelyn's first response when I showed it to her: "What! Only 4?!" I think she likes medals.

24 October 2015

While at Target, Madelyn kept loudly singing "Lampshades on Fire" by Modest Mouse. Honestly, it was getting on my nerves.

Me: Could you please stop singing?
Madelyn: I can't help it! It's stuck in my head, and it's the only think I can think of!

23 October 2015

Tony packed Madelyn's lunch for today and wrote her note. When she got home today:

Madelyn: What did Daddy write on my note?
Me, reading the note: What goes tick-tock, bow-wow, tick-tock, bow-wow? A watch dog.
Madelyn: Oooh! Daddy's "t"s looked like "f"s! He needs to work on his "t"s!

And, she informed him of this after he got home.

22 October 2015

We overheard Madelyn saying to Alyson while they were playing in the bath: "Travis, you need to turn back into a person. You can be a ducky after your mom has the baby."

21 October 2015

When I pack Madelyn's lunch, I usually leave a note in it. As she was telling me what she wants for lunch tomorrow, she asked, "Can I write my own note?"

20 October 2015

Madelyn and I ran around the block today when we went for a walk. We passed by some kids playing on their bikes, which made that section of our run a little slower.

Me: It's really hard to run when kids are riding their bikes around you.
Madelyn: Yeah, and they were shooting [Nerf guns] at each other while riding their bikes. How were they doing that?!

19 October 2015

The basket we use to keep mail is on the TV stand we use as a table and electronics storage. The TV is hanging on the wall above it. The girls were bouncing around and playing this morning and the mail fell in an avalanche. Madelyn picked up the mail and said, "Umm, I think we need to raise the TV!"

18 October 2015

Before the kids ran at the Healthy Kids Running Series today, the coordinator took the time to tell and show the kids fall produce, such as spaghetti squash, butternut squash, and pomegranates. After Madelyn ran her race:

Madelyn: We don't have any pomegranates at home right now, do we?
Me: Actually, we do. Daddy just bought one today.
Madelyn, excited: Ooh! Can I have some in my lunch tomorrow?

17 October 2015

While Tony was running the Baltimore Half Marathon today, we were tracking him using Runkeeper Live. Every single time I updated Madelyn on his progress, the conversation went something like this:

Me: Daddy has gone 6.5 miles now! He's about half done, but his average pace is a little slower than before.
Madelyn: What?! Daddy can't be slowing down!

16 October 2015

Before bed, I was teasing Madelyn and holding my cold hands on her stomach.

Madelyn, trying to squirm away: Your hands are cold!
Me, teasing: Are they really?
Madelyn: Yes! Try putting them on your own skin!

15 October 2015

Madelyn excitedly ran off the bus this afternoon to me to tell me all about their Fun Run fundraiser coming up:

Madelyn: Guess what!
Me: What?
Madelyn: We're going to do a fun run at school! And if we raise enough money, one of the teachers gets to shove a cream pie in the Doctor's face!

(No, not Dr. Who. "The Doctor" is her school's principal.)

14 October 2015

During dinner, after Alyson was messing with Madelyn just to continue getting a reaction out of her:

Tony to Madelyn: If you ignore her, she'll stop. She's just doing it to get a reaction out of you.
Madelyn: What's a reaction?
Me: Something that happens in response to something else.
Madelyn: Did George Washington react to someone?
Me: Um? What?

13 October 2015

Today's Madelynism isn't one specific thing she said. During dinner tonight, Madelyn kept asked us how to say different words and phrases in Spanish. She got so into it and started asking for such complex verb tenses that Tony and I had to pull out our phones and use Google Translate to answer her questions. 

12 October 2015

So helpful. I think Madelyn has been listening to us too closely.
While I was getting ready to cook dinner:

Me: How do we want the shrimp?
Madelyn: Cooked.

11 October 2015

On the way to a baby shower today:

Madelyn: Why is it called a baby "shower"?
Me: Because you "shower" the mom with lots of presents and attention for her baby. Showering means giving lots of stuff to someone, like lots of water on a plant when there is a rain shower.
Madelyn: It's like a birthday party for the new baby!

10 October 2015

Madelyn was telling me about things she did at a birthday party this afternoon.

Madelyn: I did a standing swing! Does that sound dangerous?
Me: No, not really. I've done that.
Madelyn, surprised: Really?!
Me: Yeah, I was a kid once, too.
Madelyn: I knew you were a kid, but I didn't know you did a standing swing!
Me: Yeah, I did that and lots of other things I'm not going to tell you about because I don't want you getting any ideas.
Madelyn: Awwww....
Me: I'm sure you'll figure it all out on your own.
Madelyn smiled.

09 October 2015

While reading before bed tonight, Tony read to Madelyn about a frog telling the main characters to use the wishing spell to get back to their world. Madelyn incredulously exclaimed, "That's the name of this book!" ("The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell" by Chris Colfer)

08 October 2015

Tony took Madelyn out shopping today for a birthday present for a party this weekend.

Tony: What do you want to get her?
Madelyn: Ummmm....
Tony: Do you think she likes Legos?
Madelyn: I don't know. [thinking] I know what I can get her!
Tony: What?
Madelyn: I Lego Friends game!
Tony: But you don't know if she likes Legos or not....

(Everybody likes Legos, obviously.)

07 October 2015

First

Whenever Madelyn takes leftovers for lunch, I remind her that she will not be able to heat it up at school. While fixing dinner tonight, I was trying to figure out how much to cook, so I asked if she wanted leftovers for lunch.

Me: Remember, you can't heat it up so it will be cold or room temperature.
Madelyn: Because my lunchbox is not an oven.

Second

We bought workbooks for teaching handwriting, especially cursive, to supplement what Madelyn learns in school. The workbooks came today, so I was showing Madelyn. She looked at the cursive one and said, "Oooh! It's for learning fancy letters!"

06 October 2015

Before leaving for the bus this morning, the girls were playing Star Wars and having a lightsaber battle. (No, neither one has seen any Star Wars and I'm not sure they know what a lightsaber is. Madelyn has picked this up from a boy at school, and it's awesome.) Madelyn play collapsed onto the floor after Alyson "hit" her and explained, "I wanted to show her how to die!"

05 October 2015

Madelyn was eating a package of Bitsy's Brain Food cookies while doing her homework after school. Her homework was to list as many words ending in "at" as she could. After she listed quite a number of words, Madelyn was impressed with herself and declared, "These smart cookies really work!"

04 October 2015

Empathy is not quite strong with this one yet. 

Me to Madelyn: Poor Owen threw up this morning.
Madelyn: Why?

03 October 2015

Tony and Madelyn made blueberry bread today at Madelyn's request. With every ingredient that Tony got out, Madelyn excitedly asked, "Is that it? Can I pour it in?"

02 October 2015

Madelyn gets a monthly calendar with her homework assignments on it. This morning after we decided that she was staying home from school because she is sick, she asked, "Can I still do my homework today even though I'm not going to school?" 

01 October 2015

For dessert tonight, Madelyn wanted some chocolate cherry granola. The bag is half gone, so most of the bigger pieces have been eaten.

Madelyn: I don't want all of the crumbs! I want to real pieces!
Me: This is what granola is. The bigger pieces just weren't broken up as much. They're all gone.
Madelyn: Oh, okay, I guess.