I keep a little journal for all of our kids like Mom did for us. I have started doing Justin and Ethan's from my perspective, but still do the younger kids' journals in first person. Here is what I wrote from Adam's perspective in December:
"When Mommy or Daddy say goodnight to Lindsey and me, they sing us a couple of songs. My favorite is “Follow the Prophet” because there is a verse about me! I love to sing “Adam was a prophet, first one that we know. In a place called Eden, he helped things to grow.” I always smile really big when I hear my name in the song. I have four or five songs that I like to hear – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Up on the Housetop, Follow the Prophet, and I am a Child of God. I usually ask for the same song three or four days in a row, then move onto another song for a few days.
One night while Mommy was singing goodnight songs to Lindsey and me in our bedroom, Garrett was slithering around out in the hall. I was more interested in getting his attention, so went into the hall with him while Mommy sang a song to Lindsey. While she sang, I started singing too. I was trying to get Garrett to come into our bedroom, so held the blanket out in front of him and sang to the melody of “Follow the Prophet”: “Follow the blankie, follow the blankie . . .” I am quite a lyricist. The family still sings my song to the tune of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” – “I’m stirring a fish. I’m stirring a fish. I’m stirring a fish. It very not nice. Santa Claus is coming to town.” (And yes, the words are “it very not nice”.)"
One night while Mommy was singing goodnight songs to Lindsey and me in our bedroom, Garrett was slithering around out in the hall. I was more interested in getting his attention, so went into the hall with him while Mommy sang a song to Lindsey. While she sang, I started singing too. I was trying to get Garrett to come into our bedroom, so held the blanket out in front of him and sang to the melody of “Follow the Prophet”: “Follow the blankie, follow the blankie . . .” I am quite a lyricist. The family still sings my song to the tune of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” – “I’m stirring a fish. I’m stirring a fish. I’m stirring a fish. It very not nice. Santa Claus is coming to town.” (And yes, the words are “it very not nice”.)"
2 comments:
Very cute picture and stories!
What a cutie.
Post a Comment