07 December 2013

After we got home from Madelyn's birthday party, she opened her presents. With every single one, usually before she really had it open enough to figure out what it was, she would exclaim:

"I love it! It's just what I wanted!"

06 December 2013

Tonight we had Mom's birthday dinner since her birthday is tomorrow. We also had cake for both Mom and Madelyn and they opened some presents. While Mom was opening her presents:

Mom opens the card from us, reads it, briefly says "thank you" and starts to open the gift.

Madelyn impatiently whispering: Grandma! Grandma! You need to thank Melissa and Tony!
Mom: I did, but thank you.

Mom opens gift, thanks us, we talk about it for a few minutes, and then she moves on to the card from my dad. She reads it and thanks him.

Madelyn: Grandma! Aren't you going to thank Stan?!
Mom: Thank you, honey.

05 December 2013

After I told Alyson "no" about something at dinner, Madelyn said to her:

"What part of 'no' do you not know?"

04 December 2013

Early in the Maryland Women's basketball game tonight while music was playing:

"I want to dance!"

She later went on to win the Dance for Your Dinner contest when they actually were doing it.

03 December 2013

Randomly:

Madelyn: Why does Santa have a big belly?
Tony: Because of all the cookies he eats.

02 December 2013

Before we started putting ornaments on the tree, I reminded Madelyn of the rule that once an ornament is on the tree, it stays there and isn't moved. While hanging the ornaments, I went to take one off to reposition it:

"Mommy! You can't take them off!"

Touché.

01 December 2013

Explaining to Alyson what a cherry is after asking her if she likes them:

"They're a fruit on a string."