28 February 2014

As we passed a CVS:

Madelyn: Does GG watch CVS?
Me, after I realized what she meant: Oh, no, she watches CBS.

27 February 2014

Upon showing Madelyn a photo of her grandpa when he was 19 that was put on Facebook:

Madelyn: Why is his hair different?
Me: Because that was a long time ago.
Madelyn: His face is the same. Can I go meet him?
Me: No, since to my knowledge, you don't have a way to time travel.

26 February 2014

Looking at a package that came today:

Madelyn: Mommy, who's this package for?
Me: Try to find the name on it.

A little while later:

Madelyn: Mommy, what does A-N-T-H-O-N-Y-D-O-W-N-S spell?
Me: Sound it out.
Madelyn: ah, nnn, tuh, huh, ooo, nnn, eeee..... There's an O and an N. That spells "on".
Me: What sound does T and H make together?
Madelyn: tuh, huh.
Me: No, th like "the".
Madelyn: ah, nnn, tuh, huh, ooo, nnn, eeee.....

This continued until I helped her sound it out and she figured out it said "Anthony". A package came yesterday addressed to the same person, so I thought it wouldn't take so long once she found the name. Usually she remembers words pretty well.

25 February 2014

Madelyn was very excited about something she did at preschool today.

"I solved the first ever missing red barrette mystery! Katie was upset she lost her barrette, so we got magnifying glasses, and I found it! Kishi was upset that she didn't find it."

24 February 2014

While playing with the Fisher Price school house at Grandma and Grandpa's today, Madelyn decided that one person was herself and one was her friend Kishi from preschool. They came to school with Madelyn's mommy because she is helping them with a surprise today for Tony. Madelyn said:

"People that know him calls him Tony, and those people who don't know him calls him Anthony."

Yup, her daddy has her trained well already.

23 February 2014

While in the bath playing with some toys:

"Why do you have so much wet water in here? My dolphin likes dry water best."

22 February 2014

Madelyn was counting and we told her to start counting backwards. Once she did that a bit:

Tony: How do you say the alphabet backwards?
Madelyn: I don't know.
Tony: Start with Z and say what goes before Z.
Madelyn: Z. Y. W.
Tony: No, close. What's before Y?
Madelyn: X! W. U.
Tony: Nope.
Madelyn: V. U.

She then continued this with only a few mistakes that she thought through when we pointed them out. Honestly, she did better than many adults. ;-)