Maddox Says & Does {27}

Mason: Maddox, do you know how many cuts I got yesterday that didn't bleed?

Maddox: Like a gazillion

Mason: 3

Maddox: SO CLOSE!!!

Matt's mom sent a picture of her haircut. These were our responses: 

Matt: It's cute! 

Mason: I Like it!

Maddox: She looks like a grandma! 😂🤷‍♀️

"Today I'm going to do something new at rest time. I'm going to rest AND read." 

Mason: I wonder why balloons float to the ceiling. 

Maddox: because they have helium in them. #WellThen

"Mom, when you're all grown up, you might have hair on your neck, too." 

While outside..."I'm digging to find an ancient artifact." 

When he found a table at Sonic while they waited for food..."It's big enough for me to relax." 

Maddox has decided he wants to be called John when he gets older. "Like 100" 

"Mom, Mason and me think you are amazing at Legos!" #HighPraise ❤️❤️

Maddox was dressed quite uniquely for church one day and I asked him to dismantle some of the items but first I needed a picture. In the picture, he didn't smile AT ALL. "Mommmmmm, I'm George Washington. Remember George Washington never smiled?" 

When we surprised the boys with the beach trip, Maddox was really concerned we didn't pack everything. He kept asking "Did you pack our swimsuits?" "Did you pack sunscreen?" etc. 

"Are chicken nuggets just from baby chickens?" 

Maddox was playing with a wrapper from his water bottle. I told him that "I've probably played with hundreds of those in my lifetime." He responded "Yeah because you arrrrrrre pretty old." 😂

When leaving "I'll miss you beach!" 

The boys were playing legos and Mason wasn't giving Maddox something he wanted. Maddox came out of their room and said "Mason is officially not doing what we learned at church. He is not being kind!"

Back in November...Me: Mr. Dean's birthday is next week. What should we get him?

Maddox: Maybe an electric toothbrush?

Me: I was thinking more like food or drink??

Maddox: Wine? 

😂😂😂

Maddox's half birthday was approaching and we usually try to celebrate with a special meal or something. I asked Maddox what he wanted to eat. He said he only wanted dessert. I probed further thinking maybe he didn't care what we had for dinner as long as he picked dessert. Nope! He wanted dessert for dinner and dessert for dessert. 😂 We ended up settling on French toast! 

Matt and the boys did a Target pick up for an item for me for Christmas. When they got home, Maddox said "Well, they didn't have what we wanted to get you so we had to get you UNDERWEAR!!" 😂😂😂

"If I grow up before you're too old and diet and you still work at the hospital, I'm going to work at the hospital and I WILL GET TO WORK WITH YOU!" When I asked what job..."all of them!" 

Neither of the boys had mentioned having another baby andI had just thought of that one day. The next day, Maddox said "Maybe instead of twins we could just have one baby" 😭❤️

"Mom, do you think PawPaw really has legos and he's just hiding them from us?"

"I bet the other people my age at church are saying 'Where's Maddox? 'Where is that boy?'

One night during devotional we asked the question from our advent devotional: "Why is it important to know that Jesus was born into Abraham's family?" Maddox said "God!" #SundaySchoolAnswer

Matt let both boys drive the truck with him in the year. Maddox poked his head out "Hey, lady!" Matt prompted Mason to say "Can I have your number?" and unprompted, Maddox yells "Can I get you a sandwich?" 😂😂😂

We had a brief outside visit with Grandmom and Granddad just before Christmas. Maddox said "Air kisses! I'm giving Granddad a lot because I love him!" 😍

"Mmmmmm Dr. Pepper. One of my favorite sodas in the entire world. Too bad I've never tried it." 😂😂

Me: Y'all stop wearing clothes so I don't have to do anymore laundry!

Maddox: People would laugh at me if I was just in my underwear! 

We decided to have a family slumber party for NYE. Mason said "Let's have a breakdancing party!!" Maddox said "LETS GET LEGO SETS AND BUILD THEM!" (spoiler alert: we didn't do either 😂)

I asked Maddox if he wanted to play a game or something. He said "Nah, I'd rather not." 🤣

We took some pictures one morning with our cradle for Maxwell and Marcus so that we could use them for a fundraiser for Bridget's Cradles. While we were in the middle of it, Maddox said "I miss those little guys." 😭❤️❤️

Maddox Says & Does {26}

-While out with Matt and before leaving to come home..."Let's sit and chat for a while" 

-He was carrying on one day about "day care" and I could not figure out what he was talking about. He meant URGENT care. 😂

-Maddox: I wish we had gone to Happy Hollow more before the virus. I miss it because it has monkey bars and hiding spots. 

Mason: We didn't get to because Marcus and Maxwell died right before the virus and we weren't going out much." 

😭😭😭

-Mason came into the room with a light saber. Maddox said "Don't hurt Mama. I love her!" 

-"Man, these grits are good!" 

-Maddox is learning specific sounds and I asked him one he'd missed. He straight up said, "I Don't knooooowwwww." 

-Boys were playing trains one day. Maddox: No, don't put the mom. They don't like the mom. Me: Why don't they like the mom? Maddox: Just because. It's a different family. Not like ours.

-When we did The Morgan Hotel, Maddox said "How did you set this up already?!?" 😍

-While playing one day, Maddox said "I've got my old school cell phone in case someone needs to call me." 🤣

-One morning, I was in the bathroom when Maddox finished breakfast. I came out to find all of his dishes in the sink! First time unprompted. 🎉

-Maddox one morning during school: this part of my school is soooooo boring. 

-One evening I asked Maddox to finish his zucchini. "Listen, I haven't even start it yet." 😂

-Maddox asked to work on counting so I went to start giving him numbers to trace. He said "No start with 5 so I can blast off like a rocket!" 

-Maddox trying to choose underwear. "Eenie Meanie Money Mo. Catch a together by a green lantern." 😂

-Maddox said when he grows up he is going to change his name to John even though some people might still call him Maddox.

-At bedtime one night, Maddox said "well, I'm hungry for 6 things. Cheese, toast, bacon, water, banana and candy." 

-"Mom when you and Dad got married were fishing poles just a rope with a hook on the end? Way back then..." 😂

-He has been very bothered that his name can't start with a lowercase M instead of a capital M. 

-Maddox who wears glasses said "Let me look for it, I have better eyesight." 

-"Mom, did you know you can use three 1s and make an H? Two that are straight up and down and one left and right." 

-"Males are boys and females are girls." 

-When we put out Halloween/Fall decorations, Maddox called them falloween decorations. 

-"Have a nice fake-o-ween." 

-In the below picture..."I love you, Mason." 

-I asked Maddox for a hug and a kiss and as he walked out the door, he said, "Nope. that's not happening." 😂

Maddox Says & Does {25}

Matt told the boys I had to be in the bedroom away from them while awaiting test results.

Mason: We can have iPad time! We can make a mess! we can do whatever we want!

Maddox: I don't know about that, Mason

😂😂

I asked Maddox to rub my feet. He started and then said, "You have rough feet." 😑😑😑

I was doing journal questions with each of the boys individually. Maddox happened to hear Mason answer a question that he'd already answered and he answered it the same way. He came running in. "I knew you'd say that. Give me some knucks!" 😂

Maddox was supposed to be in the bathroom and he wasn't so I jokingly ran behind him and shooed him into the bathroom. He said, "I don't like when you follow me in here." I told him someone had to keep him in line. He said, "I keep myself in line." 🤣

Maddox told me he think he's getting some legos for his birthday. "A lego set! I'll build it before it's cake time!"

One night while giving kisses to Maddox, Matt's cheek brushed him and while rubbing, he said "Dad, your face is killing me."

Maddox just randomly said, "I want to marry a brown skinned lady because I want to have brown skinned kids when I grow up!" ❤️😭❤️😭

The first night we got out the new marshmallow guns, the boys were pumped. Maddox kept trying to do his and saying "Wait, I've gotta stop laughing!" 😂

Mason just rode to the end of the road and Maddox was concerned. I told him that it was fine. He said "ohhh he's half teenager so that's why he can ride down there without us."

Our friends have a turtle in their house right now.

Mason: maybe it escaped.

Maddox: turtles can't open doors. 😂

Maddox has started having rest time versus nap. He has to pick up toys when he's done. He told Matt "I can't clean up because I have a broken arm."

Maddox asked for Funyuns so I made those one of his birthday week treats. "I don't like them. I just keep asking you to buy them." At first I was annoyed then he said, "For you and Daddy and Mason." ❤️

On June 30th, we got Wendy's to-go for dinner because we were starting the month of July without eating out for the whole month. Maddox had eaten a good bit of his food and said he was full of his food. I then asked him: "What about the Frosty we are getting?" He said "Frosties aren't food!" 😂
Amen, I can relate to that!  

Mason made a blueberry cobbler and Maddox cut some strawberries to go on the side. Without prompting, Mason said, "Thanks for cutting up the strawberries, Maddox."

A bit later Maddox said, "Mase, thanks. Your blueberry cobbler is good!!" 

When we picked some of our carrot from our garden, Maddox said "We will have to clean those!" and he said, "I cannot believe we grew those in our front yard!" 

"I am going to tell you something about this afternoon. 

This afternoon..." 

I'm always thankful for a heads up about what's coming. 😂

While at Hatcher Garden one day, Maddox said, "Dad, do you know the so-called Sonic the Hedgehog?" 😂😂😂

Maddox asked Matt to hold hands so he could give Matt his super powers. Matt said he'd give him his powers as well. Maddox asked what Matt's powers were. Matt said "power of Dad love." Maddox said, "I feel it in my heart!" 

😭😭😭

"Let's do this thing!" 

Maddox asked Mason and I to get up from one of our couches by saying, "I mind you and Mason snuggling here." 

Well then. 😑

Maddox asked me what my superpower is. I told him I didn't know. He said, "Just pick one. I'll give you options."

From the other room, I randomly heard "Not on my watch!"

During board game time, "I'll beat your booties."
Competitive much?

We have a couple of places that socks belong. Maddox saw a pair of mine in another place. He said, "Mom this isn't where your socks belong." 😂 #Busted

"When we are teenagers, it will be the last time we are kids because after we are teenagers, we become grownups."

A friend shared a zebra cake roll with me and it was delicious so we got some to have at the house. We all shared one after dinner one night. Maddox said, "Now can I have a whole one?" 😂

"One of my favorite colors is cheese dip."

At 8:20 a.m. one morning "I'm ready for lunch!"

On that same day, "Why do ladies not have penises?" 😳
Thankfully, I got away with an easy answer and didn't have to have a full science lesson.

One afternoon, Maddox tooted and said "Me!! It was me because I always toot!"

One morning we had a light breakfast before going for out family walk/bike ride/run and Maddox was giving out granola bars. When we were eating, I noticed Matt was the only one with a different kind and I said something about it. VERY jokingly Maddox said, "Do YOU want that kind, Lady?" 😂😂😂

While we were on the above mentioned outing, Maddox said, "When we get home, let's have a real breakfast!" 😂

"These are called underpants because we wear them under our pants." #yep

Early Father's Day Weekend/Maddox's Scavenger Hunt

In Mid-June we celebrated Father's Day a bit early. I was scheduled to be on call of Father's Day and we didn't want to risk me being called in and it impacting our day! It was a good choice. 

We started the day with a taste test! This one was for Wal-mart mini pies and cakes and it was a winner! 

We all 100% thought this amount was great...until we started eating and then we realized our eyes had been bigger than our stomachs! 😂

The winners were...

Leslie: Sweet Potato and pecan

Matt: sweet potato and pecan with lemon and cherry as runners-up

Mason: peach

Maddox: pumpkin

And truth be told, they were all delicious! 

Next up, we had some gifts! 

Tea, sweatbands and a few other things! 

❤️

About mid-Saturday morning we started Maddox's scavenger hunt. This was a gift sent from Uncle Ben and Aunt Anne and because the mail is insane right now, it took 10 days to arrive! Matt didn't mind sharing the day with Maddox. ❤️

There were various clues for things for us to do in and around the house. Maddox loved it and we all got to participate. Mason had a rough go of it for a minute (brotherly jealousy) but then he got it together and we all had fun! 

I won't go through each clue but some are self-explanatory. We had to send the pictures to Ben and Anne to get the go-ahead for the next one. It was a GREAT gift! 

  

  

  

  

At the end, we found out we all got to get ice cream!!! Now that was a WIN!!! 

The rest of the day was all about Dad! Costumes are Maddox's way of showing love. ❤️

  

That afternoon after rest time, we went out for an early dinner. We picked a newer local place called Burgers and Bakery. The timing was great because nothing was busy and the weather was beautiful that weekend so we got to sit outside comfortably! 

The food and time together were top-notch! 

At some point in the weekend, I also made a BLT board and it was all so yummy with tons of leftovers. Everyone in our family loves a BLT! 

We celebrated Matt well and we believe he felt the love. ❤️