My celebrity look-alikes... seriously?

And a postscript...

How could I forget Frosty?

Madeline loves Frosty the Snowman. We watch the Rankin & Bass TV special quite often (since we have it on DVD), and we also have a book that is simply an illustration of the song. Madeline picks up the book quite frequently and "reads" it to herself:

"Frosty Snowman, happy jolly soul. Corncob pipe, button nose, two eyes coal."

It's pretty gosh-darn adorable.

Keep her in your thoughts today - she's running a fever. Dave is taking her in to the doctor at some point so we can find out if she has another ear infection or what is going on.

Pearls of wisdom from the peanut

My apologies for waiting so long to post - who knew life with a toddler was so busy? Oh, everybody? Whoops.

Anyway, Miss Madeline has had some real gems lately, as she says more and more things that amuse us. She's almost 2 1/2 now - that'll happen on January 20.

Madeline's top five:

While reading to her before her nap about a month ago, I was feeling like Madeline would never fall asleep. She was just wound up, and I knew she wasn't in nap mode. She patted me on the shoulder and said, "Mama, be patient." Good advice, kid.

Another observation from her during storytime, this time before bed: she was doing her standard nasal exploration (pretty standard for toddlers, I'm told), and I was doing my standard ignoring it in the hopes it'll go away. She holds her hand out in front of her and says, "Mama, I have five fingers!" Proudly, I agreed, "Yes, you do!" Then she follows that up with, "Mama, I have a boogie!" Just when she was doing so well!

On her way home from daycare the other day, Madeline annnounced to Dave: "Baby Justin eats garbage" and "Toilet. Found it. Sue's house." Excellent, excellent - glad to know that our childcare investment is being spent well.

The other night, playing and wrestling around on the floor, Madeline pats me on the head and says, "Be a good girl, Mama." What has she heard???

She still fights with Kristie over Ryan. Kristie will hug Ryan or point to him and say, "MY boyfriend!" and Madeline follows up with "MY boyfriend!" She also does this with "MY fiance" and "MY husband". Hopefully, this is a phase she'll outgrow - though it could be kind of cute at the wedding.