You Can Tell Everybody....This is Your Song...

It was bedtime tonight, and instead of a story, I decided to sing Asher some songs. As I carried my "baby" up the stairs in my arms, the song "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" ran through my mind so I began to sing it to him. He seemed to enjoy it well enough, but then he said, "Sing MY song, Mom!"

"Which song, baby?"

"MY song!"

I had no idea which song he was meaning...I tried a version of "Asher J" to the tune of Jingle Bells...that wasn't it. I thought perhaps he meant "The Ants Go Marching" as that has been a very regular bedtime song...but he didn't mention that one.

"Sing me part of it, baby. Sing it so I know which song you mean."

"MY song, mom...the one with the guitars and the drums!"

Ahhhh! Yes! To reach a compromise in the car (and also to make sure I didn't go crazy) in regards to listening to his "Kids' Songs" CDs every time we drive anywhere, I tried to make sure that when we were listening to MY music, that I always pointed out the instruments he may be able to hear. I always pick up the melody in music, but like Uncle Dylan, Asher always picks up the beats.

The song Asher was calling HIS song? Adele's Rolling in the Deep.

DING! Mommy wins!

He pounded out the very clear bass drum beat on the mattress with his foot while I sang to him. He had a huge smile on his face. And so did I.

What did he just say?

It's summertime...and you know what that means? Swimming, sunshine, fresh produce, warm nights, and fireflies.

One Sunday dinner at my parents' house, we were eating some delicious corn on the cob. Someone asked to have the spray butter passed. Asher piped up, "Please, can I have some sunscream for my corn on the cob?"

Last night Jake invited Asher and I to dinner, Asher's first movie in the theater, Cars 2, and to wind up the date, he took us to Whitey's Ice Cream. Asher, of course, chose the orange sherbet and insisted he have it in a cone. This morning when he woke up, he was STILL talking about what an exciting night it was..."And I got orange ice cream...in a comb!"

We recently picked Jake up from his Homecoming ceremony. He has been deployed to Afghanistan for the last year and it has been so wonderful to have him home again. On our way out of the town, we saw a Chinook helicopter, and a regular helicopter. Grandma explained the differences between the two. Tonight, Asher was talking about the Chinook, and Grandma said, "What does the Chinook have that the other helicopter doesn't have?" Asher let us all know what he had learned..."Two repellers!"