I'm writing a post, Pa rum pa pum pum

Lily has spent the past few days narrating much of her activity to the tune of "The Little Drummer Boy." It's so adorable. My favorite was when she tripped on a brick on our front walk. She doesn't usually fuss unless she is hurt, so when she started I picked her right up and started giving her healing mommy kisses. She looked at me with sad eyes and her lip stuck slightly out. Then she said in a half singing, half fussing voice, "I fell on the ground, pa rum pa pum pum." It was so cute I could help but laugh. Lily loves to get a laugh, so she quickly forgot about her skinned knee. Her sad face was quickly replaced with a beaming smile of pride in her ability to crack her mommy up. I guess sometimes laughter really is the best medicine;-)

Time Warp?

Last week I caught the last bit of a segment on the today show. They were going to commercial to a familiar chorus, "You've got the right stuff, baby..." They were panning around the screaming crowd. Then there was a brief shot of Jordan Knight with the Today Show cast and they went to commercial. "Oh," I thought, "I guess Jordan is having another(?) go at a solo career." Wait, why would they be playing "The Right Stuff"? I spent the commercial break feeling like I was in some sort of time warp. The show came back and all the "New Kids" were there, on stage and they started a long chain of all their old hits. I started wondering when they were going to break out their new song, you know the one they are hoping to come back with using the old songs to get people to listen. They never played one. That's when I realized it was a reunion, not a come back. Like the oldies bands that went around playing their old songs reliving the glory days. OHMYGOSH...Don't tell me this means the bands of my youth are starting to do reunion tours and their songs will now be known as "oldies"!!! That can not be true. First toys I played with as a kid in the American History Museum. Now the bands I listened to as a teenager (don't pretend you didn't) are doing reunions. I refuse to believe I am that old!

Graduation

I never thought I would be one of those moms who makes a big deal out of preschool graduation. Before I had kids you might have heard the words, "Preschool graduation?! Oh, pu-leez!" escape my unknowing lips. But somehow as it approached the gravity of it hit me. My little boy is not so little anymore. Next year he will be required to be in school by the state. He will go to the big building with "Elementary School" emblazoned on it. Not only that, he will ride the big yellow bus there and I won't see his teacher every day in case she wants to share something with me. And what about all those kids, those big kids on the bus and in the school. How will he interact with them when I'm not there?! The worst part is he will be gone all. day. long. As I thought about all that stuff I realized this is a big deal, a transition, a milestone if you will. So it turns out I was wrong about another prediction of my parenting. I'm not sorry though. I know Ryan felt special today and it was a special day for all us.

Here he is getting his diploma.

I thought I'd take advantage of the fact that we were all dressed up to get a nice picture of the four of us.


Here we all are with the cake I made to celebrate the occasion. I used blue M&Ms, his favorite color of his favorite candy, to write his name.

I also got a few pictures of the graduate.

The True Measure of a Man

Jay- "Oh man I missed that ring by 2 feet!"
Ryan- "No, you only missed it by one ankle!"

More...

No, Dank you.= No, thank you.
ouce cweam= ice cream
Mickey Mouse Plubhouse= Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (still her favorite show)
Raisa cow!= She wants to do the cow racing game on the Wii.
Pete= Peep (another show she likes)
Fosey= Horse(y)
Who HA! =What a monkey says
Bwankie= blankie

Bonus- Ryanism (he doesn't have many now, but this one is cute)
Colorful pencils =colored pencils