04 August 2015

Madelyn has been coloring parts of a beach scene with Grandma and putting it up as decoration in the hall at their house. Today, she added a daddy, mommy, and little girl, but they couldn't find a good toddler girl to color and add. Madelyn wasn't worried. She decided, "That's okay. We can just pretend that Alyson is still in Mommy's tummy."

03 August 2015

Alyson was being picky about dinner and not eating too much at one point. Madelyn was bugging her about it.

Madelyn: Miss Guinea Pig, are you going to eat more?
Tony: Why are you calling her a Guinea Pig?
Madelyn: Because she eats a lot, and she's a little piggy, and she's... Guinea... What's a Guinea Pig anyway?

02 August 2015

This afternoon we visited "Auntie" Julie​ for her housewarming party. Julie's parents, Donna​ and Wayne​, were great with the girls. Donna had a wonderful conversation with Madelyn that went something like this:

Donna: Madelyn, what is your favorite fruit?
Madelyn: I like all the fruits!
Donna: Okay, tell me your two favorite fruits.
Madelyn, thinking: My two favorite summer fruits are cherries and peaches.
Donna: Oh, I love peaches! We go to the farmer's market and get fresh peaches right from the orchard. Do you go to the farmer's market around here?
Madelyn: My grandma and grandma go to an orchard and get peaches.
Me: Hey, Madelyn, I think they went this week, so they might have peaches now.
Donna: Ooh! Do you think they want company? Maybe we could go visit them.
Madelyn: You don't know where they live!

01 August 2015

When Madelyn and I say goodnight, she's allowed to jump on her bed a few times with me right there. That's the only time she's allowed to do it. While at the beach this past week, we didn't let her jump on the bed (not our bed and we couldn't trust that it was strong enough). The look of pure joy on her face this evening when she realized she was on her own bed was adorable. After she finished jumping, she jumped into my arms for a hug.

Me: You missed being able to do that, didn't you?
Madelyn: YEAH!

31 July 2015

First

Tony to Madelyn and Alyson: Are you two excited to see Grandma and Grandpa again on Monday?
Me: They've missed you.
Madelyn: Why have they missed us?
Me: Grandma said it's been too quiet since you haven't been there.
Madelyn: Instead we've been here making lots and lots of noise!

Second

We went for one last walk on the beach this evening to hunt for seashells before packing up to head home (and Alyson literally tried to take the beach home as she put handfuls of sand in her bucket). Before we left the beach, the girls wanted to put their feet in the water one last time.

Me: Say "Bye, bye, beach."
Madelyn: Bye, bye, beach.
Alyson: Bye, bye, beach.
Madelyn: See you next year.
Alyson: See you next year.
Madelyn: We'll miss you.
Alyson: We'll miss you. Good night, beach.

(The whole time, a few elderly people were watching them and smiling.)

30 July 2015

While eating a popsicle after going to the pool this evening, Madelyn kept going on and on saying, "Almost done with my PL! 'PL' means popsicle. POP-sic-LLLL!"

29 July 2015

We went to Broadway at the Beach today for lunch and some fun. We ate lunch on the deck of Key West Grill. From there, we could see across the lake the dragon that comes out of the castle at the mini-golf course near the fountain people can go in. 

Madelyn: When are we going in the fountain?

Me: After we leave here, we'll walk the rest of the way around the lake to the fountain.

Madelyn: But that's so far. If I get tired, I want someone to carry me.

Me: If you get too tired to walk there, then you're too tired to play in the fountain.

Madelyn: No, I'll just be too tired to walk!