Mattyisms - Action Figures
Matty is learning how fun action figures can be with his new supply of He-Man figures. He finished watching the movie, Mary Poppins, tonight and said, “I sure wish I had some Mary Poppins Figures!”
Mattyisms - September 2006
Posted on September 24, 2006
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Monday, September 25, 2006
Mattyisms - Roger That
I knew it was only a matter of time before Matty got an imaginary friend. His new friend is named, Aniken (from Star Wars.) Luckily, I convinced him that since Aniken is invisible he should eat invisible food and sit on invisible chairs so we don’t have to set a place at the table. Today Matty was wearing my sport watch and was talking into it like a walkie-talkie. He was radioing to Aniken who (I assume) was in the other room. I can’t remember the conversation, but it was so funny! Its nice to know he can communicate with his friend, even at a distance. 
Mattyisms - Superman Training
I came into my bedroom yesterday and discovered Matty (donned in his Superman pajamas) hiding under a quilt with his daddy. Matty told me “You can’t come in. There are no girls allowed. This is our ‘Fortress of Solitude’ where Superman’s Father is teaching him how to be Superman.” -So sorry to intrude!
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Mattyisms - Brave
Katelyn was crying in her crib after I put her to bed. Sensing my frustration that Katie wasn’t falling asleep right away Matty said, “It’s okay mom. She’ll just cry for a little while and then she’ll be brave and go to sleep. Like when I went to preschool. I just cried for a little bit, and then I was brave.”
Mattyisms - Paint
Phil got antsy being home from school for the weekend and needed a project. We went to Home Depot and got paint for the kitchen and kids’ rooms. While Phil was getting the supplies we needed Matty and I chose paint colors. I asked Matty what color he wanted to paint his room. He first chose “RED!” then, “How about Black?” I explained that we’d like something that matched his stuff. So he said, “Ooh, how about Orange. I have an orange truck!” Closer. We finally agreed on a nice light “Viking Blue”. I think it’ll match more of his trucks.
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Mattyisms - Far Out
Phil said that tonight Matty used the phrase, “Far Out!” I think he’s been watching too much Scooby Doo.
Mattyisms - Identity Crisis
With all Matty’s pretend roles I struggle to keep track of which character he is at any moment. Usually I get a clue from what he is wearing. If he’s wearing a Spiderman shirt, he is spiderman. If he is wearing a black shirt or his cape, he is Batman, Sword in the back of his shirt is He-Man. You get the idea. But yesterday he was wearing spiderman print pajamas, superman underoos, batman cape, jedi lightsaber, and Bob the builder tool belt. I asked who he was so I would know how to address him. He said, “I’m Batman, of course!” I should’ve known.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Katie Jean - Good Show
Katie learned to clap. So now her best tricks are to sit, smile, and clap for Matty all day long. She can even follow him into the next room with her crawling/scootching abilities.
Katie Jean - Nice Catch
Katie caught her first line-drive today when Phil and Matty were playing wiffle ball in the backyard. Unfortunately she caught the ball right in the forehead. She even had a circle welt from the wiffle ball hole. OUCH!
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Mattyisms - Shoo Fly
Today we had playgroup at the park. A bunch of kids from the ward were there including Matty’s friend Ruelen. Ruelen was following Matty around saying, “Hi! Hi! Hi!” Matty dodged away with a looky on his face, waved his hand and said, “Shoo!” I talked to him later at home about it. And I asked why he told his friend to “Shoo!” He said, “Well, he was buggin’ me!”
Mattyisms - Babies
I told Matty that my friend Jackie had her baby and we were going to take her dinner. And he asked a very good question. “How did the baby get out? Tummies don’t open and shut.” He pondered that for a moment and then asked “And how did the baby get in there? Did it crawl in?”
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Mattyisms - Veggies
Matthew likes to practice being overly dramatic. Yesterday we were discussing that he needed to eat some vegetables with dinner to round out his diet that day. He said with hands on his hips and frumped eyebrows, “I’m not eating any vegetables! I HATE that stuff! It makes me PUKE!”
(Tonight, however, he ate his entire plate of salad. He must have changed his mind since yesterday.)
(Tonight, however, he ate his entire plate of salad. He must have changed his mind since yesterday.)
Mattyisms - Confucious Say…
I brought home some fortune cookies from a Chinese themed Baby Shower tonight to share with Matty. The fortune in his cookie said, “You are the master of every situation.” Hmmm. How fitting.
Mattyisms - Guests
I guess Matty was feeling like entertaining guests because at dinner tonight he asked, “Could we have a vite-over tonight? How about Damon and Janissa?” (Damon and Janissa are Phil and my friends that we “invite over” quite a bit.)
Mattyisms - Cinderella
Matty assigned me the role of Cinderella yesterday. So all day he would only refer to me as such. When we were in the car running errands he hollared from the back seat, “Hey, Cind, could ya turn up the music?”
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Mattyisms - Blocks
Matty is very particular about the megablock towers he builds. If I move one block he notices. He was telling me this morning that the one tower on his structure was where mommy and daddy, matty and Katie live. I asked him what the other tower was and he said, “That’s where my cousins live. Its a closer new house, so I don’t have to go so far to see them.”
Mattyisms - B is for . . .
Matty learned about the letter “B” in his preschool group on Friday. B is for bat, B is for ball, etc. This morning he told me, “Hey mom, ‘B’ is for ‘Beastman’. I didn’t learn that at school. I knew that on my own.” (Beastman is one of the bad guys from his He-man movies.)
Friday, September 08, 2006
Mattyisms - Cherry Humor
Look out Grandma Cherry! Matthew has apparently received Grandpa Cherry’s sense of humor gene like his father. While rocking him before bedtime tonight he said, “Guess what mom, when I was going potty downstairs I made a funny toot-toot. It went- Rt-FURRRRT.” And then he laughed and laughed- and laughed. I could only role my eyes and think “Yep, he’s a Cherry all right.”
Mattyisms - Use Your Words
I was trying to load up the kids in the van while taking a call on the cell phone. Matty locked me out of his door so I couldn’t buckle him in his seat. Since I was holding Katie with one hand, I would reach around to unlock the door from the inside and the reach back around to open the door from the outside. But before I could get the door open Matty would lock it again. This happened several times until, frustrated, and in the middle of a conversation, I swatted his hand away so I could get the door unlocked. He burst into tears, emotionally wounded that I had “hit” him. I apologized and told him next time I would hang up and use my words instead. Now whenever I go to buckle up Matty he locks me out, stands in front of the window with his hands on hips and commands through the window, “Use your words, mom!” And I have to say, “Unlock the door, PLEASE” before he’ll let me in. When I open the door he says, “Thank you for using your words instead of hitting our boy.”
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Mattyisms - ites
I guess its only natural for a boy who hears stories about Lamanites and Nephites to assume that a group of Star Wars Jedi are called, “Jedites”.
Mattyisms - Dad’s Agenda
Matty was elated to find out that Phil got to stay home to play on Saturday. It is a rare treat with Phil’s weekend classes. Matty had the entire day all planned out for Phil. This is what he wanted to do all day with dad, “We’ll watch He-man all day, play freeze tag, jump on the tramp, tell superhero stories, and play ‘chancefarmers’ and he-man figures.”
Mattyisms - Grocery List
I’ve always had a poor memory, but it’s worse since having children. Luckily, Matthew got whatever dose I lost when I had him. Before I go to the grocery store I tell him what I am writing on my list so he can help me find what we need at the store. The other day when we got to the store I realized I had forgotten my list. I tried to recreate a new one and read it outloud trying to remember what I’d forgotten. Matty listened to the list and knew just what it was- Pancake mix. He’s a handy fella to have around.
Mattyisms - Home Depot
Matty echoed the words of my soul on Labor Day when Phil needed to stop at the Home Depot for some supplies. Matty didn’t want to go in, and he said with contempt, “I hate Home Depot. The Home Depot is BORING!” My thoughts exactly. (He and I stayed in the car and played He-Man.)
Mattyisms - Fightin Words
Matty’s newest superhero to bad guy fighting words phrase is, “Try some of THAT!” I don’t know where he got it, but its pretty darn funny to hear him say it.
Mattyisms - Protector
I usually feel outnumbered at my house since Phil and Matty usually are on the same side of any argument. The other night Phil and I were playfully disagreeing. I guess Matty didn’t like Phil’s tone because he said, “Dad! Quit being naughty to mom, you’re pos-a-be nice to moms.” It’s nice to know he’s looking out for his mama. I hope none of the kids in the neighborhood ever try a “your mama’s so fat” joke on him.
Mattyisms - Hi-Ho
We found a second-hand toy kitchen in the classifieds on Saturday. We went to pick it up from a lady across town, and on the way Matty sang, “Heigh-Ho Heigh-Ho, to the neighbors we go, to get a new toy for Katie, and for meeeeee!”
Mattyisms - Stealthy Snacker
Dad was working out on the elliptical and mom was in the shower. Matty was watching a movie, but recognized the opportunity presented by two distracted parents. Without a peep he climbed down the stairs, climbed up the shelf in the pantry, pulled down the giant box of Animal Crackers we had just purchased from Sam’s Club, got a bag out, retrieved his scissors from the school room, neatly cut the top off and was sitting at the kitchen table having a snack, when he was discovered. Mr. Independent unfortunately had already had a bag of crackers that day, so he didn’t get to continue his feast after he was caught red-handed. But I had a good laugh at his successful theft.
Mattyisms - Not Cute
Since Matthew is usually in character as the good guy, and I am the damsel in distress, dad gets to be the bad guy. I was trying to convince Matthew that we should stay in the same room as dad since he had just got home from work. But the arrangement wasn’t working out with Matty’s plot. I said, “But he’s so cute, let’s just stay in here.” He looked at me incredulously and emphatically said, “Bad guys are NOT cute!”
Mattyisms - Terms of Endearment
Matty calls his father, “daduh”. Its really quite cute sounding when he says, “Come on, Daduh, lets watch two he-mans.”
Mattyisms - Using The Force
Matty was in character as a Star Wars Jedi. Usually in his prayer he thanks Father in Heaven for each of us in his family by name including himself. Tonight he said, “Thank you for daddy, and mommy, and Katie and Jedi.”
Mattyisms - Moving Tips
Matty had his four year old friend, David, over to play the other day. David was using the bathroom and must have been taking a while to get things done, because I heard Matty coaching David along. He said, “Try saying ‘hOY-chi-wah!’ That’s what Grandpa does.”
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