Goodbye College Fund

My sweet Madison has once again made me laugh uncontrollably with the things that she says.  Last Wednesday she purposely broke another child's toy at daycare.  As I learned about the incident from our provider the following went down:

Mommy:  Madison!  Why would you do such a thing?  I'm very disappointed in you.  You'll have to take the money from your piggy bank to buy C a new truck.
Madison: But that money is for college!

I had to hide a giggle.  It would have been cute if I weren't so upset with her.  Our provider also had to hide her face in an effort to not laugh.

The conversation continued in the car:

Madison:  Mommy!  I want to go to college.  If I have to buy a new toy I can't go to college.
Mommy:  Well, you should have thought about that before you broke C's toy.
Madison: But I want to go to college!
Mommy:  I guess now you'll have to only go to community college instead of university.  That's too bad.

I later emailed the child's mother to get more information on the toy.  She has since fixed the toy and all is forgiven, but I haven't told Madison yet.  I'm letting her worry about not being able to go to college. 

Mean, I know. 

I still might make her take the money and buy a toy for someone less fortunate.  One way or another, she'll learn that she can't break other people's toys. 

Just for fun, I bring up the piggy bank and her college fund from time to time.  The disappointment in her face and voice is unchanged.  I know it is eating at her. 

Is it wrong that this is so much fun for me?

Name that picture

This photo clearly needs a title.   Something like "Who pee'd in your Cheerios?" or "If Looks Could Kill." 

I think she was really getting tired of the mamaratzi gettin' all up in her face.  She looks like she could go all Mike Tyson on me and my camera. 

Leave a comment with a title.  The prize is nothing more than pride. 

Bananas

For bananas!

If I would let him, Cameron would eat bananas for every meal of the day.  The kid LOVES them!  He even says Nananananana!  (No Grandma, he is NOT referring to you)  If you show him a banana or a banana is in his line of sight, you'd better be planning on giving him said banana or face an all out temper tantrum.  (he learned that from the best; Madison.) 

If I didn't know better, I would say the kid is part Monkey.  That gene must have come from his Dad's side!  ;)

MMMMMOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!

A little help please!

Carseat Karaoke

Madison has been noticing the songs on the radio more - and starting to sing along.  A few days ago a song came on and she started to sing.

Madison:  God is great, beer is good and people are crazy. 

Hearing her sing this song already had me chuckling.  Then she said that Dawn (her daycare provider) had taught them that song, I was laughing even harder.  If she did indeed teach the daycare kids this song (and who knows, Madison could have made it up in her mind), it might bother some parents, but I think it's kind of cute and all in good fun anyway. 

So I was laughing to myself about the song, enjoying her slightly off-key rendition of it.  When she started to analyze the song a bit.

Madison:  Mama, I don't know many people that are crazy.
Mommy: Hmmmm.....

*Thoughtful silence*

Madison: 'Cept for maybe you, Mama. 

A moment later she added Daddy and Cameron to her list of people that are crazy. 

At least I won't be in that padded room all alone!

'Lil Goblins

Our Halloween festivities started with carving pumpkins last Friday night.

Madison worked on the guts, even though she didn't want to.

Daddy tried to smear some of the pumpkin guts on Madison's face.  She was laughing and screaming all at once! 

Madison and Daddy showing off the finished product!

Cameron is too little to carve his pumpkin, so Mommy took care of it for him.  When it was done, Madison claimed his pumpkin as her own because the face was scarier!

Daddy and the 'lil goblins showing off their pumpkins.  Notice Madison is proudly standing behind Cameron's pumpkin...little turkey.

The big night was cold - so we bundled the goblins up in layers under their costumes.  Cameron was a little pumpkin and Madison was a little witch.  Daddy and Cam waited at home while Madison and I hit the street.  We just went up and down our street, it was too cold to go much farther.

Then we brought the goblins trick or treating at Grandma and Grandpa L's.  The treats this year were giant halloween cookies and a piggy bank to paint!

After gracing Grandma and Grandpa with their cuteness, the goblins visited Great Grandma D and got some fun treats too!

Last, but not least, the goblins visited Great Grandma L. for treats and pictures.  Great Grandma L. likes to bake, so not only do the goblins get lots of candy, but they usually manage to score a few cookies or pieces of cake too!  YUM!

On my playlist

On my playlist right now:

I'm alive - kenny chesney and dave mathews
American Ride, Toby Keith
15 Taylor Swift
Toes (the uncensored version) - Zack Brown Band
Welcome to the future - Brad Paisley
Love your love the most - Eric Church
Sounds Like Life to Me - Daryl Worly
Joey - Sugarland
Need you Now - Lady Antebellum
I Wanna Make you Close your Eyes - Dierks Bentley
Alright - Darius Rucker

What is on your playlist right now?