After a Long Christmas Weekend...

A nap is in order. Unless of course, you're doing the driving, in which case you munch on sunflower seeds while listening to Monty Python albums on your MP3 player (and try to keep it between the lines whilst you point your digital camera into the backseat).

Book of the month - Pajama Time by Sandra Boynton

You know you've read a book one too many times when you can recite it by heart AT WORK. Great, now I can't get this outta my head...

Colter's new fave:

The moon is up
It’s getting late
Let’s get ready to celebrate!

It’s pajama time!

Pull on the bottoms
Put on the top
Get yourself set to pajama-de-bop

It’s pajama time!
Oooh yes, it’s pajama time!

Some are old
And some are new
Some are red
And some are blue

Some are fuzzy
Some are not

But we can all pajammy in whatever we’ve got
It’s pajama time!

Pajammy to the left
Pajammy to the right
(jamma, jamma, jamma, jamma, P.J.!)

Everybody’s wearing them for dancing tonight
It’s pajama time!

(jamma, jamma, jamma, jamma, P.J.!)

All around the room
In one big line
Wearing our pajamas and looking so fine

It’s pajama time!

Hop into bed
Turn out the light
You can have a party in your dreams tonight

It’s pajama time!
(Hush. Hush.)

It’s pajama time!
(Hush. Hush)

It’s pajama time!
(shhhhhh)

good night
sleep tight

Quote of the week

"It's like playing catch with a parapalegic"

-Brian playing catch with Colter (Colter has yet to realize if you put your arms out you can catch the ball)

Mime in Training

Communication is becoming a little easier for Colter these days, at least on his part. He knows what he wants to say, Mama and Dada just don't understand what it is he's trying to tell us. It all sounds like gibberish to us. Verbally, he's still stuck on "mama, dada, quack-quack, dis, dat" and the ever constant babbling. He'll look at us, babble as if he's reciting the Constitution and wait for a response. Fortunately for us he's figured out a backup method. He communicates via signs and expression. He's mastered "no," naturally, by furrowing his brow and shaking his head "no." He'll grab ahold of your shirt or miscellaneous body part and pull to indicate "take me here, I want it now" or "let me show you something." He also signs for brushing his teeth (circular motion by his mouth with his finger) and taking a bath (rubs his tummy).

Don't get me wrong, the signing is cute and all but Mommy and Daddy are anxious to hear our little man's voice. We still melt at the sound of "mama" and "da da da da da" but adding another word to the repitoire would help us out a lot.

Oh please don't let it be "why." I just know it's going to be "why."

John Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980)

John Lennon – Beautiful Boy(Darling Boy)

Close your eyes,
Have no fear,
The monsters gone,
He's on the run and your daddy's here,

Beautiful,
Beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful Boy,

Before you go to sleep,
Say a little prayer,
Every day in every way,
It's getting better and better,

Beautiful,
Beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful Boy,

Out on the ocean sailing away,
I can hardly wait,
To see you to come of age,
But I guess we'll both,
Just have to be patient,
Yes it's a long way to go,
But in the meantime,

Before you cross the street,
Take my hand,
Life is just what happens to you,
While your busy making other plans,

Beautiful,
Beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful Boy,
Darling,
Darling,
Darling Sean.