"What would you like me to sing?" used to be such an innocent and easily answered question. I have a sizable collection of songs that effortlessly outpaces the boy's determination to remain conscious. If they can't remember the title, all that is required are a few words or a snippet of the tune and we are back in business. Logan, however, stood that theory on it's head.
As you know, I was recently caught off-guard by a request to sing a previously unknown song called Big Monster Snake. In a slightly bewildering twist, I would come to find out that there are not only words and a tune but hand motions alike. That's correct...hand motions.
This is a song that has assumed a life of its own. It has, in fact, been added to our permanent repertoire. It can be sung by every member of our family, is frequently and spontaneously performed at the dinner table and will most likely be passed down for generations to come.
Hatched, fully formed, in the mind of a three-year-old, this nine word ditty speaks volumes about the loves of a little boy.
- Favorite pastime - weekly fires on the back patio.
- Favorite candy - Tic Tacs.
- Favorite food - cauliflower, followed closely by broccoli and green beans.
- Favorite stuffed animal(s) - three monster snakes measuring 15 feet when laid end-to-end.
The first video is difficult to hear but it contains the requisite hand motions. He is singing quietly because I had just spent the better part of fifteen minutes telling him to lie down and go to sleep. If he's quiet...maybe I won't notice that he is still awake.
"Fire, Tic Tacs and vege-ta-bles. Big mon-ster snake...whoa, whoa, whoa."
"Fire, Tic Tacs and vege-ta-bles. Big mon-ster snake...whoa, whoa, whoa."
Adorable!!!!
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