that was interesting.
anyway…
i figured everyone
could use a distraction,
so here’s
what’s been going on
in los angeles.
with my nasty cold
still hanging on,
i woke up early
on saturday morning and
started cleaning, while
maddy did her best
to make sure
there was plenty
for me to clean up…
she smashed
a pictured frame,
sending shards of glass
all over the floor,
knocked over a
stack of books,
and then did this:
but to her credit
she cleaned it up.
after each destructive
act, i would hear
the sweetest little
voice saying, “uh oh!”
(i’m still trying to explain to her that she can’t say, “uh oh!” after a premeditated act).
later we went
to a charity
event put on
by one of our favorite people,
for our second
favorite charity,
which was started
by one of our
we got to meet
little annie,
who slept the entire time.
i know that
doesn’t sound
like an amazing feat
for a baby who’s a
month old, but if
you could have heard
these three ladies
trading screams of joy,
you’d understand
that this child achieved
the impossible.
(and i’m proud (?) to say that maddy won the screaming contest).
madeline had a
ton of fun climbing
on the furniture,
playing with the toys,
and running through the store.
she also really enjoyed
throwing things on
the floor, and spitting
out her water.
(sorry, was too busy trying to clean up after her to get any photos).
that night we
worked on her language development.
sunday was a day
of obsessive hand
washing for madeline,
dinner with some
old and creepy friends,
and a ton of
writing for me.
we’re halfway through the
week, and she’s
in daycare, while
i listen to
some old stuff),
and write.
tonight i have to
take a short break
from writing so
that i can talk to
the rest of the
board members of
about distribution of funds
and other fun stuff.
hopefully maddy will
be entertained by yo gabba gabba
while i’m on the call,
because there are no picture
frames within her reach,
and the door to
the bathroom will
be closed.
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Because my volume was on so loud (and I was laughing), my coworkers informed me they are also aware that Madeline can’t say “french fries.”
Sure, guess K8 and I aren’t cool enough to mention.
Asshat.
Love the videos! I can’t believe how fast Maddy is growing. She’s precious.
Also, I didn’t get a chance to comment on the last post, but I’m very happy for you Matt. Happiness is important in life, and I’m so glad you found someone who gives you and Maddy that.
Love the photos and LOVE that outfit of hers. She is so cute and expressive–love the patting of the trash can lid each time after she closed it. Gorgeous, happy girl. I laughed out loud over the french fries video. So glad you are capturing all this. great memories!
After months of trying…my 2 yr old finally gets that pushing his sister down does not equal an “uh-oh”. Sweet little voice…agreed!
Yep, this is the age where they are soo very very cute–because otherwise we might just want to strangle them sometimes!
I can tell that Maddy and Willow like the same bathroom items–sinks with water and toilet paper.
As always, wonderful photos of your wonderful daughter!
@C in the V
shit…forgot about that. blame the cold medicine.
the post has been amended.
Gorgeous gorgeous girl!
where do you get most of her oh so cute clothes?! I have a daughter that just turned two and would love to know where some of Maddy’s things come from!!!
I have always loved that “I hope it gets me out of trouble” uh-oh.
The video is too cute!
Maybe she’s saying Freedom Fries? Ha.
I like how she’s all, “Dude. I AM saying French fries.” The part where her voice gets louder in reply totally cracked me up.
I guess I’ll forgive you.
I am totally going to hire her to clean my house…that’s not considered Child Labor, right?
Love the marker fingers – my daughter does the same thing…though she also makes time to draw on the wall while the cover is off.
matt~it’s been a while since i commented, even though i read every post~ maddy is growing up so much! what a beautiful young lady she has turned out to be~i think it’s great how she cleans~and her word development is great~ as you always have, you are doing a tremendous job raising her~and BTW~ congrats on the dating life~ as a double widow, i know how hard it is to “jump in the pool”~she seems like a wonderful person and i’m glad that maddy has accepted her~i can’t wait for your book to come out!
Seriously, how is it possible that Maddy gets more and more adorable each day?! Holy cuteness, Batman. Honestly, if you’re ever in the market for a creepy-internet-stalking-babysitter for important calls and writing I’m your gal!
My son used to attend a Montessori Daycare where they would let the kids sweep the floors, wipe down tables and “wash” the windows. When he came home wanting to clean I thought, these people are bloody geniuses!!! Enjoy it now Matt cause it doesn’t last long
Maddy is such a doll, her outfits are adorable.
BTW I’m still amazed by the marker caps on her fingers, like I said before, that’s a talent
I COMPLETELY get the “uh oh” and trying to explain that if you do it on purpose, it isn’t really an uh oh. But my girl is only 15 months old and she doesn’t understand me at ALL on that.
And all toilet paper is off the roll and in a “special” place where you can only get to it if you’re actually using it. Just saying.
Interesting is an understatement. People were planning out your wedding and second child!
Maddy’s speech is coming along great! I can’t believe she’s gonna be 2 in only a few weeks. I really wanted to send her a special gift, but your kid’s got everything (I mean, she’s going to PARIS for her second birthday!)! So I decided that on her birthday Alexa and I (and my husband, since he’s the money-maker) want to donate to LLF instead.
As always, so glad to “know” you guys. You’ve touched so many people with this blog. We hope to see you again on our next trip to LA in a couple of months!
There’s a meeting tonight? Just kidding.
Thank goodness the toilet lid was closed and all that paper didn’t end up in the plumbing. That is always a fun job to clean up.
btw- Congrats to you, Brooke and Madeline!!! I am little behind these days.
That french fry video made my day. I love it! I love her, toddlers learning to talk are awesome and hi-larious.
xoxoxo
Phew! So glad that TP didn’t make it in to the toilet! That could have been a very expensive plumbing bill!
PHENTANON! Duh.
she’s adorable… she’s like if you ask me one more time i might have to throw some of the french fries at you LOL
love the clean up and french fry videos (sounds like “frenchie nyes” to me
also liked the marker caps on her fingers…hope your cold is gone soon!
Well at least she is consistent with her french fry pronunciation! LOL! And those marker caps on the fingers…love that! My kids used to do that too.
Haha – so cute – my daughter is about 5 months older than Maddy and the language development is so much fun! I love how they know exactly what they are saying even if we don’t have a clue…when I ask my daughter to repeat something, she’ll hold my face and whisper because that’s going to make me understand her…
Right now my *favorite* pronunciation is of the word “fox” which sounds just like “f*ck”. Can’t wait for her to share with the kids at school!
You are lucky she doesn’t whack you in the face. She is clearly eating fentanine.
Also, those pics of her climbing on the furniture… She looks like the most innocent little destroyer EVER.
Holy crap, I’m laughing my a#$ off at the french fry thing! My little guy is only months behind Maddy so its interesting to see whats in store for me!
i love her!
kids vocabs are hilarious! today i was reminding my daughter to say ‘thank you’ after i handed her her water…and she replied “i too tired to say thank you mama!”….. sigh…(she obviously exhausted!) where did she learn THAT?!?
this video just reminded me of that…sorta random i know!
I think she and my son are too much alike-he smashed two dog bowls, a frame and put all of the toliet paper in the toliet—but he does clean it up at least!! Lovely post as always and her little outftis is just absolutely stunning!
Thank you for making me smile! She is adorable.. and I LOVE her cleaning technique of adding the marker tips(?) to her fingers… and then starting to go in the other room and correcting herself.. hilarious and sweet.
thank you for sharing.
Seek and destroy,,,,,,,,,,,especially while Daddy is busy with other things! She just gets more gorgeous each and every day!!
P.S. Next time that beautiful Brooke comes to visit, Matt, you’ll have to take some video of her, too!
I think you’re lying. I think you really DO climb on the table when she goes to bed.
I love how in the “french fry” video she starts climbing on the table while saying “off the table” then as she’s sitting back down she says “We only sit at the table” forget “french fry” she’s a genius!!! And super cute besides!
Do you really know, I mean really know how beautiful that little girl is. Even when she playing destructo.
Maddy is pretty good at this cleaning up thing; any chance I could borrow — er, babysit — for an hour or two?
Also, I’ve got one burning question in regard to the Brooke situation: where is the robot in all this? Because he’s been there for you through it all, man, and I’d hate for you to discard him now that you’ve found a sweeter (and let’s face it, more attractive) companion.
“i’m still trying to explain to her that she can’t say, “uh oh!” after a premeditated act”
are you phrasing it like that? she’s got her handful with french fries already, “premeditated” might be pushing it a little too far.
also, i find the toiler paper thing adorable, sorry.
@juanita
good question.
the robot started on fire last september (no joke).
aj is working on rebuilding him when he’s not busy raising his daughter.
Laughing so hard right now, because this post reminded me of something I hadn’t thought about in years…the moment I knew, as a parent, that I was screwed…when my Madeline was your Madeline’s age, she had a penchant for throwing cups of milk (cups without lids) at the wall, then looking at me, laughing hysterically while saying “uh-oh.” Lucky for her she was WAY too cute to be beaten. Lucky for me (and you), this phase passes quickly.
I seriously cannot get over how old Madeline is looking. In some of those pictures you posted of her all dressed up, she looked like such a little lady, not a toddler!
You’re still doing a wonderful job at keeping her in 1 piece! I saw some robot baby legs the other day and immediately thought of you and Madeline, too funny!
Take Care!!
Maddy is just adorable in her little dress! I love the videos! She is too cute cleaning up her mess, and are those marker lids on her fingers? lol…my little guy does the same thing. They are so precious.
Hey Matt – That handwashing obsession seems pretty common at that age, at least it is/was for my kids. We use it as an incentive for potty training! “If you go on the potty you can wash your own hands in the sink like a BIG girl!” It actually is a big incentive for those independent little ones.
I literally laughed out loud when she was trying to say french fries!! LOVE IT!
I read every post, but I feel like I missed something. All of the sudden Maddy just looks so old! And such a beautiful girl.
The toilet paper scene is familiar! http://sarahelizabethgray.blogspot.com/2009/07/when-sarah-is-quiet_24.html
I love how Maddie tries to say “French Fries”, so cute! Sarah calls them “flies”!
You’ve got yourself a beautiful little girl there!
I know how much you adore that robot (as evidenced by the fact that you flew him across the country to get the help he needs), but I have to ask…how in the *world* did he start on fire? I’m glad he’s in capable hands. Once his recovery is complete, we’d love to see your sidekick back on the website. Maybe some “Extreme Makeover” before and after photos?
Loving the new pictures of Madeline. Of course her clothes are unspeakably adorable, but what I like most is how your capture her personality in each photo you take. While she is quickly assembling quite the vocabulary, so much of what she says shines through on that sweet little face of hers.
“Well, that was interesting.” I think you put it just perfectly. I’m glad that you shared the news about you and Brooke. All it takes is a couple minutes of seeing you together to know that this is nothing but positive for you, Madeline and Brooke. And anyone who has been reading this blog for at least 30 seconds knows you will always love Liz.
I hope we can see you when you are back here in March before Paris. All of you are on my mind daily and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for you.
Very cute! Watch out for phase soon to come of what can I flush down the toilet? Keep track of watches and all jewelry. My son is 8 and is being taught that saying “i’m sorry” does not absolve one from punishment when they have been warned/reprimanded repeatedly. He seems to think those words are like magic!
She is beautiful and lucky to have you.
I played your video and my little girl stopped what she was doing and just stared at the screen laughing it was so so cute.. Maddie is, still and always will be adorable
First of all Maddy is getting more and more gorgeous everytime I read your blog. I love love love the marker tops on her fingers. That is just way too cute, and finally where did you get her dress. I have 3 girls and I need one for each of them?
I’m also trying to teach my kids that just because they said please, doesn’t mean that they should ALWAYS get what you want.
it almost sounds like she’s saying “french onion” or “onion ring” in that video! & i love the fact that she doesn’t get fussy over the fact that you ask her to say it about 50 times.
My little brother used to do the same thing with the toilet paper all the time. I forgive him for it now though, because he turned out to be a pretty smart kid and I want him to buy me nice stuff when he gets rich like Bill Gates. :p
I think she should experience Sasquatch (music festival, not the mythical creature.) too. 
I think Maddy needs to come to Seattle to play at EMP and all the cool children’s museums.
I love how she wears the marker caps on her fingers.
My youngest daughter loves stickers. She likes to put them all over her face & we have even gone to the store with her like that. I get the weirdest looks, but I don’t care. My daughter is only 3 months older than Maddy, so watching your videos remind me of my kid.
for the first time i see YOU in her face instead of just liz. in the photo of her with her hand on her hip (charity section) she looks just like her daddy! it is always so interesting to me when kids move back and forth between the parent they physically look like. can you see yourself in her now, too?
LOVE the french fry scene, as a nurse I loved the fentanyl reference…that shit can do a number on you! They do have fentanyl suckers.
I think Maddy would get along with my Ben. Who will frequently come into houses and say “well, THIS is messy” and then clean it for you. It’s kind of awesome except when it’s embarrassing.
Adorable! Love her sweet little voice. Sounded like frenchie nies to me! So cute! You will keep the Charmin in business a long time at that rate!
What a cutie you have there!! I have been trying to explain to my 14 month old that you can’t say “uh-oh” after the deliberate acts:) She is a whirlwind of craziness (I have pic ornament for our Christmas Tree with my son holding a pile of tp…too funny)
They are busy little creatures aren’t they. Mine, two today, got into the “butt paste” last week. What a MESS that was…and it was not something she could clean up herself…Good thing she is so cute!!!
Is that a real baby in the stroller with a hat over it’s face? lol. that’s been bugging me for an hour.
I could have sworn she said Frenchy man. ? HAHA I love it. My son is about a month younger than Maddy and he has the typical New England accent already. It’s MOAH instead of more. We’ll have to beat it out of him. He also has the “uh-oh” going on right after he chucks his drink and/or dinner across the room. Nice. That’s going to be a hard one. I can’t wait to see how that one goes for you. Hopefully well so I can steal a hint from you.
What a great distraction! The videos are too cute! Such a lovely little fashionista…she looks like a such a big girl in that dress!
PS. Fingers crossed the robots back in action soon!
It cannot be considered good form to characterize a question as “burning” when the subject of said question has actually caught on fire, can it?
Wishing the robot a speedy recovery and glad you’ve got another reason to smile.
Too funny! We have had the toilet paper issue in our house too. Worse, my daughter has splashed around in the toilet with an elmo cup (it’s on its way to the recycling center – ick!). Lesson learned – the bathroom door is ALWAYS closed in my house.
I thought she said French Guys at one point. I love her. Been reading yr blog for 2 yrs now, since i was pregnant with my baby girl Fable. I really really love yr blog. Thank you for doing it.
@ Neishia:
It’s funny that you say you’re going to have to beat the New England accent out of your son. I thought dealing with teaching kids how to speak without outrageous accents was just something we southerners had to worry about.
You have to admit – the accents do make you smile and laugh from time to time!
love the French fry video.
I love all her little words. My daughter is 6 weeks older than Maddie and she still just talks in Ga Ga language. I think because her older brother and sister talk for her and daddy is wrapped around her little finger. She is a sweetie.
“Dude, why can’t you understand me?? Clearly, I said french fries like, 600 times!!! Sheesh!” Hadley does whole conversations where I can’t understand a single flippin word. It’s terribly cute and it makes me laugh that she’s so serious and I have no idea what she’s telling me. Maddie is just lovely and clearly very smart…nay, let’s say brilliant!
(And how many times do you get a comment with the word “nay” in it?? You’re welcome.) Glad the writing is going well. Looking forward to reading it.
you need to change your little copyright thing at the bottom of this page to say 2010.
and you’re a nerd. just sayin’
Are those marker caps on her fingers??!! TOO FUNNY! Welcome to TODDLER HOOD DAD!! We spent so much time teaching our first born when he was little to not touch things and just redirected him, but by the time he was 15 months old and getting into the cupboards and dumping out boxes of cereal we thought it was time to babyproof or toddlerproof the house!!
We had to get a fridge lock to keep him out of the fridge!! Love keeping up to date! Very happy you have found someone that makes you happy, and I’m not talking about Maddy!!
So she found the toilet paper huh? Cute picture, but not such a cute mess!
Beautiful dress too – I love the little cardigan that goes with it.
Love the french fry video! My kid is exactly a month older than Maddy and to her, a cucumber is “cocoa butter.” And we have those exact same moments when she throws something and then says “oh no,” the same way I imagine Maddy says “uh oh!” Precious, but it gets annoying after a while!
Her dress is adorable!
She is getting cutier and funnier by the day (if thats even possible).
Best part of the french fry video was when you asked her if its a french fry and she shakes her head and says “YUP…FIGGIE FARNS (closest translation I could come up with.
When is the book scheduled to come out?
I’m curious to know what Maddy had on her fingers during the toilet paper video…
I LOVED (in the french fry video)that she just kept saying it over and over…like dad will get it eventually. LOL
fentanyl! i laughed out loud. she is gorgeous. so awesome you caught her french fry language on tape. in 20 years, you’ll be so glad you did.
i nanny 2 days a week for a little girl a few weeks older than maddy (her birthday is 3/4).
my name (elizabeth) is IMPOSSIBLE for any child to say. luci calls me “a-bit” i make her say it all the time because i think it’s adorable. i also babysat a little boy this past summer (he was 2 yrs and 4 months at the time) and there i was known as “wiz-bif”. i saw him a few weeks ago and now he’s up to 3 syllables “wiz-a-bif”.
it’s crazy how much their vocabulary EXPLODES at this point in their development – it’s one of the best parts of my job.
I loved the videos. So great to see how methodically she took the toilet paper and put it into the trash. And her french fry babble is absolutely awesome!
I love it, she is full of personality and both videos brought back memories of my kids when they were this little. I have a few pictures of my son after he unraveled an entire roll of toilet paper and is wearing it as a blanket with the cheekiest smile. My daughter called Granola Bars “Ohgee” bars for the longest time, have no idea how she came up with that translation but it still makes me smile.
She is too freaking cute for words!!! I cracked up at the TP video and loved how she remembered that there was yet more and went back to the bathroom for it, LOL. Oh, the marker caps, I used to do that as a kid,you know she’s pretending she has long nails, right?? Oh boy!
And yeah, I hear “frenchy nyes” too, so she’s not so far off!
How adorable is she? I remember all my kids making messes and much more than with toilet paper lol She is so cute putting it all in the trash! I love all the videos you take of her and I love frentanyl (french fries) too
Mmmmmm, fentanyl fries. Could definitely use some of those certain days at work.
Good stuff, Matt. She’s one adorable trouble-maker.
So stinkin cute! I have a brother Nick so I especially liked it when she said his name…so sweet! Adore her!
She looks adorably cute cleaning after her own little mess. And my God, she is beautiful.
Adorable. I have watched the french fries video like 30 times. It made my day!!! Love your little girl!!!!
Too cute! At that age my daughter used to call them “fresh eyes” but “fentinol” (sp?)is pretty darn funny too! Love when she gets ticked at saying it for the 100th time. Such a girl
The markers on the fingers are awesome!
*smiles* that little girl cracks me up. my 4 yr old son just laughed and laughed.
she’ll get there. 
at her age, my son couldn’t even say that much, so she’s definitely well on her way. 
as for the destruction… well… goes with the territory LOL
Way to over achieve Matt!
As a speech therapist I can tell you that A)Maddy is doing fantastic and B)she is trying to say a word three years too big for her! 
What a cute hoot!
/fr/ and /ch/ are big ass sounds for a cute ass little kid.
If you want to play around with her sounds (tis one of the greatest, most fantastic parts of this age; it’s PARROT TIME!), break it down for her.
You say- Maddy, say ‘ffffff’(dollars to donuts says she’ll throw you a ‘th th th th’and sound like a leaking bike tire or some other sound since /f/ develops later, but it’s a freakin’ hoot to just see if they can imitate you.
Then try to get her to say
‘ffffffench’with no /r/. The combos she’ll give you should be entertainment for a few minutes.
Careful though dude, you teach her a good ‘f’ sound and you’re in for a very common, very embarrassing moment in the toy aisle when she sees an awesome ‘truck’ and replaces that /tr/ with her well crafted /f/!
I gave you this link once before… ENJOY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na4evZezcNQ
crud. That link I sent is truncated. Try this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vzG0LQYMWQ
I liked seeing the music links again! I’m still waiting to see when you’ll throw a little Prince into the mix
Purple Rain HAS to be a good background tune for at least one of your videos.
“That’s for pain I think….” Best. Line. Ever.
Love the videos!!!! Someone needs to invent a toddler dictonary because I feel like a broken record (as i bet you do at times) asking my 2 year old cousin to repeat what she said to me.
Love the dress she had on for the charity event, beautiful!!!!!
Best Wishes!!
The toilet paper brought back a memory of my daughter (who is now 34) gleefully running through the house with one end of the toilet paper in her hand and the other still attached to the rapidly unfurling roll in the bathroom. You just have to laugh at stuff like that. I loved the way Maddie puts the trash in the can and then pats the lid down.
And her little sweater in the pictures at the store is adorable.
So if we bombard you with comments we get more updates…..That is what I have learned. Congratulations you and Maddy deserve the best!
I loved both videos. She is SO freaking cute!
HAHA!! Back to your regularly scheduled programming, huh?
Hope you’re feeling better soon! Maddy is so awesome! Love that girl….
My daughter called french fries chur fries for years and napkins nakyums. It is hilarious to hear what our little ones say. Good job in trying to correct it. I went to high school with a guy that still called spaghetti psketti. Not something you want to learn to say the correct way at age 18.
I love how she pats the trash can lid every time she shuts it. And what’s on her fingers? Reminds me of my girls, they used to slide their little hands through the toilet paper rolls once they were empty, and walk around with them on their arms.
As for the french fries, midway, she was like “dad, I keep telling you….don’t be stupid”
That dress is gorgeous! The markers on the fingers is awesome! Very jealous yet sad she talks so well. My little one just started speech therapy and Ican’t wait to hear her sweet little voice! Thanks for sharing the videos!
Take care,
Debbie
6 months on and i’m yet to win in convincing my 19 month old daughter that when something is done deliberately, it’s not okay to crack out an ohsoverycute “oh oh” or “oh no”…. fortunately it is cute.
and love maddies pronounciation of french fries. sure, it might be a different take on the french fries we all know and love, but she was saying it the same each and every time, and quite emphatically too. gorgeous.
Maddy is just adorable…Just wait until she stuffs the tp in the toilet and flushes. When you hear that uh-oh, it’s too late!
You are obviously doing a fantastic job raising Maddy…She is just precious.
We have the same shower curtain. You’re welcome.
I got the frenchy; I can’t make out the rest, although Fentanyl sounded close, which is somewhat disturbing
So I can’t quite figure out what that second part is supposed to be — didn’t sound close to fries. But I don’t have a good ear for these things.
Although I’m with the speech therapist. She’s incredibly verbally advanced for her age.
My favorite time was when my youngest nephew called me “aunnie,” which combined aunt and my real first name. I was very sad when a couple of months later, he conquered the hard “c” and could say it properly. I liked aunnie. Madeline is going to love these videos when she gets to be my age. Back them up!
To the woman whose child was too tired to say thank you, which he/she took the time to say he/she was too tired to say: My second oldest nephew (then about age 15 months and now 16 YO) started calling his big brother Billy “Giggle-Giggle.” Which seemed like a complicated solution for a little guy to a relatively simple name. As the months went on, giggle-giggle became giggle and eventually gig. When he was 3 or so, we asked why he had called his brother giggle-giggle. “Because I couldn’t say Billy.”
Adorably hilarious. And I’m way impressed that she didn’t lose her temper with you after about the 18th time you asked her to say it.
Awesome! I love the marker tops on her fingers.
My daugher calls pancakes “cancakes”. It’s always funny to hear what they’ll come up with.
She seems to listen quite well. She sat right down when you said not to climb on the table. My daughter would have done it anyway and probably eaten the tablecloth or something. Monsters, I tell you.
What kind of video camera do you use?
I haven’t been on for a while. She’s really grown up well. And the french fries make me want a McDonalds in this town.
Aw, Matt! Shoulda made her keep the tp and use it! haha
She is sooo smart. When she walked past the kitchen and then realized it and said “Oh!” was awesome. And her dress is beautiful.
For awhile, my youngest daughter said w’s for r’s. One day she asked if she could take her *teddy bayoh for a wide in the stroller*. But when I repeated *teddy bayoh* back to her – that little squirt was immediately offended and said, *NOT teddy BAYHO! Say teddy BAYOH!!*. So she heard it right when she said it; and knew for sure that I said it wrong. Her stern rebuke cracked me up then and still does. LOL
How great to have such a responsive and attentive babe like Maddy. I’ve loved seeing her that way from babyhood and I marvel at her. Your keen interest in her is so key too. So much fun!
Her expressions are priceless!!
OMFG matt… i know nothing of you, liz or maddy other than this blog of yours, chronicling your adventures, triumphs and trials… that being said, i caught my breath tonight, looking at these beautiful pictures of maddy.
she looks like liz. more and more each day.
and wow. that just hit me LIKE A WALL.
sending so much love to you and yours.
xoxo.
OK, What were you doing while Maddie was pulling toilet paper? Probably the SAME thing I was when my daughter, at the same age as Maddie, pulled every single piece of tissue from a Kleenix box when I wasn’t watching. I am sure you have been toldd to beware when it is way. too quiet. Wise words……
This was very cute and I loved how Maddy tried to redecorate your bathroom. Just wait until she attempts flushing all that toliet paper! That becomes a mess! Just last week had an episode such as that. Not very pretty!
She is such a cutie, but what in the hell did you do to her precious hair! Poor thing is going to have a complex! I’ve heard you talk MANY times about the wonderful women who cut your hair, why not let Maddy have such luck?
I’m going to bet this won’t happen again; atleast not until she does it herself in which she is the only one to blame! 
You’re still doing fabulous as a father! Keep it up!
Wow! I can not believe how big she is getting! Time surely does fly! Your doing great!
Matt,
Will you be tuning into watch the Bachelor’s Jason and Molly tie the knot next Monday? I feel like you two have a love string that connects you, being that you are both loving single fathers in the spotlight. Or perhaps you will even be in attendance? Ooh, I’d be filled with oodles of joy seeing you and Maddie on TV! You and Jason share such a beautiful connection – the beauty of single fatherdom is only known to few, and perhaps Brooke and Molly should become friends too. It’s always beautiful to see famous families bonding despite loss.
Can’t wait to see you on TV!
Mary Rose
hhhahaa that is the cutest thing ever. her throwing away the toilet paper just makes me smile. what an adorable daughter you have.
About the haircut, Matt… if the salon people have a *plan* you do not fuck with it. They had a plan!!
At our house we say “those aren’t ‘uh ohs’ they are ‘intentionals’”
OK…I think this is my first comment, but I have been following for awhile. I had to share with you that my son (who just turned 2) had an obsession with toilet paper also. Once I found an entire roll of toilet paper taken off the roll, and shoved into the toilet bowl. And he was trying to flush it! Oh what joys our children bring us!
just once I wanted to hear her say, “POTATOES”.
love the
markerfinger caps, too. very colorful!I work with Fentanyl almost everyday. It’s gonna be hard to get M’s fent anyl out of my head! Thanks so much for the early morning laugh after a horrible night at work.
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