orange you glad it's orange?

i have mentioned that maddux' first favorite color is orange (just like madelyn and mason before him), but it is SO his favorite color that it deserved a post.  doing the laundry is almost comical because almost ever item he wears is orange.  mason even shares what clothes he has that are orange.  i must have pulled 10 orange shirts out of the dryer yesterday (pure coincidence that we have so many in the first place, most were hand-me-downs from a friend).  and when he can wear all orange, like today, he is thrilled!  he wore orange underwear, orange shorts, orange shirt and orange socks.

beyond choices of things for him always having to be orange (foods, cups, clothes, treats, etc.), he has to show us every single thing that is his "favorite color".  the worst instance was when we went to the mall to get matt's tea for father's day.  he had to show me every single cell phone case in the kiosk we passed at the mall.  every single one.  there were at least 10 on each of the four sides.  and i can't just look, there has to be a conversation.

maddux:  mommy, show you something.
me:  okay.
maddux:  orange!  my favorite color!
me: wow!  that sure is orange.
maddux:  mommy, show you something!
me: i saw it, maddux, an orange case.
maddux:  no, mommy!  look, show you something.  my favorite color!
me: yes, maddux, i see the orange case.

and on and on times 10 on each side.

it is really cute how surprised and delighted every time he finds something orange.  but it really slows us down when we have to all double back to admire the orange packaging he saw out of the corner of his eye down an aisle.  he throws a fit until we all look at it and acknowledge how neat it is that it is orange.

speaking of favorite colors, madelyn has finally come around to black.  after years of saying that she liked every color except black, it is now her favorite color.  i know i wear it all the time!  love.