30 November 2014

I was putting together the favors for Madelyn's birthday party at the dining room table while Alyson was eating her lunch. As I was putting the stickers in, she pointed to the stickers, and then pointed to her forehead while saying "Eh!" to indicate that the stickers were to go on her forehead.

29 November 2014

While putting the ornaments on the Christmas tree today, Alyson insisted that all of the ornaments go on one branch. If there wasn't another ornament ready for her to hang when she was done with one, she would yell, "More!" and try to get to the box.

28 November 2014

On the ride home this evening, the girls were telling knock-knock jokes to each other.

Alyson: Din din!
Madelyn: Who's there?
Alyson: Apple.
Madelyn: Apple who?
Alyson: APPLE!

This went on and on, over and over. Five minutes later:

Alyson: Din din. (no one answered) Din din!
Tony: Who's there, Aly-boo?
Alyson, completely in shock at who answered her: WHAT?!?!

27 November 2014

As we were finishing up our Thanksgiving dinner:

Mom: Do we want to have dessert now or wait?
Alyson, with a mouthful of food from dinner: Wait!

26 November 2014

Before bed, I was telling Alyson the plan for tomorrow.

Me: We'll get up and get dressed and have breakfast. And then we'll watch the parade and go over to Grandma's before Santa comes on at the end of the parade....
Alyson: GG!
Me: Yes, you'll see GG. Then, you'll have lunch and take a nap.
Alyson, turning around and pointing to her crib: There.
Me: No, you'll take a nap in your crib at Grandma's.
Alyson: Oh.
Me: And then, we'll have Thanksgiving dinner after your nap. We'll have turkey...
Alyson, clapping and excitedly bouncing up and down in my lap: Yay!
Me: And stuffing and sweet potatoes and corn and mashed potatoes...
Alyson continued acting excited about the food.
Me: And gravy and cranberry sauce....
Alyson: Yay!
Me: And for dessert...
Alyson stopped clapping and looked at me in anticipation since I said "dessert".
Me: We'll have pumpkin pie!
Alyson: Mmmmmm.....

25 November 2014

Alyson was playing the Peek-A-Boo Halloween game on the old iPhone while Tony and I were fixing dinner. She was repeating everything the kids on the app announced were behind the door. Following the announcement for the werewolf, she yelled out happily, "Weh-woof!"

24 November 2014

With every book Tony finished reading her tonight before bed, Alyson waved to the book and told it "Buh bye!"