Maddy's Favorite Things

Have you ever seen Oprah's Favorite Things special? Before she went off the air, every year around Christmas time one lucky studio audience would be shocked with extravagant gifts and prizes that Oprah exclaimed were her "Favorite Things."
Well... Maddy has decided to reveal her Favorite Things! Although this will not be like receiving a VW or a diamond watch I think you'll still feel the magic. I told Maddy that she can not afford to purchase any of these "things" and hand them out. She is -as we speak- saving all her pennies.
...Drum roll please...
MADDY's FAVORITE THINGS

• Dora videos. All Dora, all the time.


• Cheese (We now loved sliced.)


• Princess Crocs


• Dolly (she lovingly combs through her blond hair exclaiming... Mama Hair!)


• Anything Princess


• Sugar-free Popsicles (an old stand-by of Maddy's)


• Apple Ipad... especially the picture applications


• Puddles


• Any rendition of Jingle Bells


• Mimi's glasses (they are magnification glasses)

Pre-Skool

We made an impromptu visit last week to our neighbor... Canobie Lake Park!
Maddy loved the rides and the choo-choo.
Her favorite part though? The $7 mondo bag of popcorn that she had.to.have.the.minute we walked through the front gate.

This is Maddy "pretending" to drive. (I say pretend because we never put quarters in it.)

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New driveway in the works....

I downloaded a fun toddler app on our computer a few weeks ago. It will bring up different pictures and say out loud what they are. Maddy will usually scroll through and repeat what she sees. I was listening to her do this when she came across a picture of a cheeseburger. The computer says what it is and then Maddy repeats... "Cheesy-burger" It seriously was the cutest thing I have ever heard. I think I made her say it a least 15 times after that.
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Today was Maddy's first day of preschool. She was very excited...

Safeguards

What is an adult?
Someone who makes sure their family has enough Princess Band-aids, Dora videos and cheese for a lifetime.

After the awful accident at Ray's work we decided it was probably time to look into a life insurance policy. The cost is a little frightening, but the peace of mind might actually be priceless. This new plan will ensure that Maddy always has milk for her sippy.

August Moments

Saturday we went to see the Moore's and were gone for most of the day.

When we got home we found a message left for Maddy from Uncle Matteo.

August has contained LOTS of finger paints...

And puppy antics.

Comic Book Tales

Momma, facepaint?

That would be awesome Maddy. Please make me look like a princess...

Hmmmm.... that looks like a lot of black squiggly lines.

Matteo-Jermone

I love having stories -funny stories- of little things my Maddy does. I can see myself recalling and retelling these stories to her high school sweetheart. I can just hear her say... "Mom!" Hahaha.
This is one -not from Maddy, but her Uncle Ma-TT.
Back story: My brother Matthew will not do anything he does not want to do. Will not, no way. These things usually consist of laundry, cleaning, and trash removal. When we were just little angelic teenagers my mother had given up on (either of us) cleaning our room. She would shut the door and pretend it didn't exist.
*Patty opens the door to Matthew's room to ask him a question. As she pushes the door open she sees a mountain of clothes, food, dishes and drawings cluttered all across the floor. She sees Matthew at his desk, using last year's laundry to prop his feet. She then looks up... to see a string of Christmas lights hung delicately around the ceiling.
Patty: Matthew? Why did you hang Christmas lights... in July?!
Matthew: I couldn't find a light bulb.