Tooth Concerns

Tooth Concerns

Me: Oh, my tooth hurts. Maddie (hesitantly): Do you want me to kiss it? Me: Thanks, Mads, but maybe you could kiss my cheek instead. Maddie (relieved): ok. (Later that day.) Noah: Mommy got her tooth pulled. Maddie: Does she still have a tongue? She needs her teeth to...
A Break from Joseph

A Break from Joseph

Joseph yells from the basement, “Maddie! Where are you going? Come back!!” “I have to go potty,” she answers, appearing at the top of the stairs. She sits down on a stool at the counter. “I thought you had to go potty,” I say....
Scones!

Scones!

Me: Oooh, Mads–I know what we should make today: scones!! Mads: Yeah!!! Me: Do you know what scones are? Mads: Ice cream!!! Me: No, they’re like biscuits. Mads: Biscuits? Me: Biscuits. Mads: Can we make both...
My First Person

My First Person

Me: Maddie, are you drawing people? Mads: Yes! Me: How exciting, your first people! Tell me about this one…I see the eyes… Mads: It’s daddy. Those are his eyes. Me: Wonderful! And these here, are they legs…and arms…? Mads: Those are the...
All Grown Up

All Grown Up

Maddie: Mommy, what are these words? Me: It says, My Little Bible. Maddie: Who are these people? Me: Those are children, and that guy there is Jesus. Maddie: Hey! He growed up!