31 July 2016

Alyson was hugging my legs while I was fixing dinner.

Alyson: Where did the hair on your legs go?
Me: I shaved when I showered earlier.
Alyson: And that got rid of the hair?
Me: Yup.
Alyson: Is it gone forever?
Me: Nope. It'll grow back.
Alyson, sounding disappointed: Oh....

30 July 2016

First

As we were leaving the condo this morning to come home, Alyson said, "Bye bye, condo. See you in a long time again. I'm going to miss you condo. See you next year!"

Second

When a new song came on in the car on the way home:

Alyson: Is this "Hallelujah"?

All three of us: Yes.

Alyson, grabbing her stuffed dolphin: Dance party!

29 July 2016

Tony and the girls built a sandcastle this morning on the beach. Both girls put sea shells on it for decoration. 

Madelyn, putting her shell on the castle: It's a Pokestop! For pretend.
Alyson, putting a shell on the castle and perfectly mimicking her sister: It's a Pokestop! For pretend.

28 July 2016

For dinner tonight, we went to the same Calabash restaurant we went to the past two years. Last year when we were there, we discovered that Alyson really likes crab. Then entire time we were walking to our table, she kept asking, "Is this the place where I found out I like crab?" And then when we were getting food, she kept asking, "When are we getting crab? Can we get crab? Why aren't we getting crab?" Yes, we got crab legs, and yes, she ate a lot of it.

27 July 2016

First

Broadway at the Beach has a museum called Wonder Works. The building looks like it is upside-down. When Alyson saw it, she asked, "Why is the building right-side down?"

Second

While we were walking on the beach and the girls were gathering sea shells, Tony and I were admittedly playing Pokemon Go. Alyson wasn't carrying her shell bucket anymore, so I had that in one hand and my phone in the other.

Alyson: Hold my hand.
Me: I can't. I don't have any free hands. Go ask Daddy.
Alyson, angrily to Tony: I want Mommy to hold my hand.
Tony: Mommy doesn't have any free hands to hold your hand. She's holding your bucket.
Alyson: She could put her phone in her pocket.

26 July 2016

We had pancakes for breakfast this morning. I made pancakes that were twice the size that I normally make, so the girls split the first one. Madelyn was done by the time the second one was cooked. Alyson was not happy with the thought of Madelyn getting more pancakes than her, "Hmph! Then I will have one and you will have two! Hmph! Did you know that two is more than one?"

25 July 2016

While playing out in the waves, and particularly hard and difficult to time wave hit Alyson and I pretty hard. She was spitting out water and seemed a bit shocked from the wave.

Me: You okay? Do you want to get out of the water?
Alyson, starting to laugh: No!

Typical Alyson.

24 July 2016i

During dinner:

Alyson: What is Daddy allergic to?
Tony: I'm not allergic to any foods.

Alyson: But what are you allergic do?
Me: Daddy isn't allergic to any foods, but he's allergic to holly.
Tony: And holly isn't food.
Madelyn: But it has berries!
Me: But humans don't eat them, and we're humans.
Alyson: Daddy is, too?

23 July 2016

First

While in the car on the way to Myrtle Beach:

Alyson: Woah! Wow! Look! That [radio antenna] is so tall! It almost goes up to the sky!
Madelyn: Is that a skyscraper?

Second

Alyson was counting in the car. She needs some work on pronunciation after thirty-nine: "Shorty. Shorty-one. Shorty-two.... Shishty. Shishty-one. Shishty-two...."

Third

When we were finally getting close to Myrtle Beach, the little girl who can't read yelled out, "That sign we just passed with the people on it said we're close to Myrtle Beach!"

22 July 2016

While we were out for a walk, Alyson wanted to be carried on my shoulders. After putting her up there, she wasn't too pleased with my messy bun pushing into her stomach and complained, "I think it'll work better on your shoulders when you have a different kind of hair."

21 July 2016

Alyson came into our room this morning while trying to get dressed. She was naked and holding her panties that were inside-out.

Alyson, handing the panties to me: I put them on wrong and then took them off and now they're inside out. Can you fix them for me?
Me, after fixing them and handing them back to her: Here you go.
Alyson, turning around quickly, starting to run, and running straight into a clothes basket that was there: Thanks! Ooof!
Me: You okay?
Alyson: Yeah. I need to pay attention....

20 July 2016

Alyson was sort of listening to Tony trying to get her to do something. Really, for a three-year-old, she wasn't doing too bad, but she wasn't really listening. She asked him, "I'm good at paying attention to you, right?"

19 July 2016

Recently, the girls saw the episode of Phineas and Ferb when Candace gets turned into a fly. Before dinner, a fly was buzzing around our kitchen. Alyson noticed it and wondered, "Maybe the fly was a person who turned into a fly."

18 July 2016

While on a walk, we passed by some little dogs pretending they were big dogs. They were running around and barking at us like little dogs tend to do.

Alyson: Why are those doggies barking?
Me: They're trying to show that they are dominant, that they are in charge.

Alyson: I love doggies because I love the way they act. But, I don't love doggie kisses.

17 July 2016

The girls were playing in the playroom when we suddenly heard Alyson yell, "There's too many pages in this book!" Tony and I instantly thought that that didn't fit in with our family.

16 July 2016

During dinner tonight at Auntie Julie's, Alyson was avoiding the veggie sushi for the most part and eating some baby carrots that we gave her instead. Normal people bite the end of the carrot. Three-year-olds bit the middle, like an apple, and create a "phone" that they then hold up to their ear. After biting it again, the phone breaks, the parts are eaten, and the process is repeated with another carrot.

15 July 2016

During dinner we talked about the possibility of going to the farmer's market tomorrow morning. Alyson got very excited and said, "We've never been to the farmer's market in a very long time!"

14 July 2016

Alyson was playing with her food during dinner, when she said, "I almost put my fork in my dip instead of a cucumber! My fork is too long to be a cucumber!"

13 July 2016

After dinner, we went on a walk to hunt Pokemon. The girls actually love doing it. For those who don't know, when you find a Pokemon, you need to "throw" a Pokeball at it by flicking the ball at the Pokemon on your phone screen. When we came across a Pokemon, Alyson begged to catch it. Instead of throwing the ball, she dragged it over top of the Pokemon and let it go. Great problem solving, but not how the game works.

12 July 2016

While the girls were getting ready for bed, Tony was collecting the trash cans from their rooms to take out the garbage tonight. Alyson kept yelling in a silly voice, "I LOVE TRASH NIGHT!"

11 July 2016

We had some raw veggies and Dill Feta Greek yogurt dressing with dinner. Alyson was being a typical kid and didn't want to try the dressing.

Alyson: What's the green lines?
Me: Dill.
Tony: It's an herb like your pizza plant. [Pizza plant is what she calls basil because the one at the store had a pizza on the name tag thing.]
Alyson, getting excited and trying it: Oooh! I love it!

10 July 2016

When we were leaving the house to go get Madelyn's ears pierced, Alyson excitedly said, "I can't wait to watch her get her eyes poked, I mean ears poked!"

09 July 2016

While at the Natural History Museum today, Alyson was playing with one of the movie screens they had set up at an exhibit.

Me: Whatcha doing?
Alyson: Playing with this app.

08 July 2016

The girls were playing and horsing around while we were waiting for the postponed 4th of July fireworks to start. We suddenly heard Alyson say to Madelyn, "Cut your hair off! Cut your ear off so you can't hear me!" Ummmm....

07 July 2016

During dinner, Madelyn tried telling Alyson what to do. Alyson was having nothing of that, and said to Madelyn, "You're not my mom! She is! And he's my dad! Only mine. Not yours. Just kidding!"

06 July 2016

While waiting for our dentist appointments, Alyson was cuddling with me and sucking her thumb. I was teasing her and kept pulling her thumb out of her mouth.

Madelyn: Why are you sucking your thumb?
Alyson: It tastes good.
Madelyn: What does it taste like?
Alyson: Strawberry.

05 July 2016

Alyson was playing with Farmer in the Dell stacking cards she has and came into the kitchen to show me other ones pictured on the box.

Alyson: I only have one. I need these three!
Me: So, are you going to buy them?
Alyson: The only way I will buy them is if you go with me because I can't drive any cars yet.

04 July 2016

On the way home from the beach this morning, we told the girls the plan for the rest of the day.

Me: When we get home, we'll have lunch and then both of you will go take a nap.
Alyson: But what if we miss the fireworks?!?!

03 July 2016

The girls were inside playing with their toys before we left to head to the Boardwalk. It had been raining all morning.

Madelyn: Alyson, stop pretending it's raining!
Alyson: But it's raining for real!

02 July 2016

Alyson brought a toy to her grandma and asked her to cut the tag off.
Alyson: It's mine so I can do whatever I want with it.
Mom: Who told you that?
Alyson: Nobody. I figured it out myself!

01 July 2016

This afternoon we went to Target to pick out presents for a baby. On the way home, Madelyn was playing with what she picked out, and it was playing "Rock-a-Bye Baby." Madelyn was singing along.

Alyson: That's my "Rock-a-Bye Baby" song! Nobody can sing it except me and my mommy!
Madelyn: No fair!