Song and Story

Daylight savings time has thrown us for a little loop, as I'm sure it does for most parents.

I was laying down with Chicken in his new "big boy bed" at bedtime, trying to sing to him so that he could settle down after not seeming tired.  He kept refusing all my choices of songs.

Me:  Okay then, what song do you want?
Chicken:  A Too-too tain yong ( A Choo-choo train song).
Me (wondering if I could even tolerate singing that horrid Thomas the Train theme song):  Hmmm...I don't know that one.  Maybe you can sing it.
Chicken (without much hesitation and to a little tune):  Too-too tain!  Yow-pow tain!  And a meeeaaan dagon! (Choo-choo train!  Snow-plow train!  And a mean dragon).
Me:  Wow!!!  I'm impressed Chicken!!  That was a great song.  You made that up all by yourself!
Chicken:  Yeah.

He sings it again.  I know where this is coming from....I made up a bedtime story about these things a few weeks ago.   Edee comes in at this point to see what all the ruckus was about.  She asks for a story, remembering the stories I'd tell about dragons and trains.  Before I can open my mouth, Chicken jumps right in.

Chicken:  Part-a a time  (Once upon a time). An an an an....Da geen too-too tain an yow pow tain (There was a green choo-choo train and a snow plow train).  An an an yots a yittle geen Bobs (And lots of little green Bobs....Bob is the name of the Dragon in our stories, btw).  An an dey were dancing a dance cass, den dancing on da geen tain (And they were dancing at dance class, then dancing on the green train).  An da dance ih: Wiggle! Wiggle!  Clap! Kick!! (And the dance is: Wiggle! Wiggle! Clap! Kick!....he was demoing this the best he could lying in bed.  The Wiggle! was the best part).

Holy smokes, this kid is hilarious.  Not only is he in a big boy bed, but he's big enough to be making up songs and silly stories complete with dance moves.  I seriously just want to keep him forever in my pocket.  It's so bitter-sweet that he's growing up.

Of course when I shooed Edee into her room so I could finally help Chicken sleep, she was waiting for me in her room about ready to burst in anticipation.  She proceeded to tell me a story about a pink train with a pink whistle, wheels, and pedals; AND a purple train with sparkles and a red train with sparkles; and a green train with no sparkles until it asked the paint man for sparkles.  I sort of couldn't follow after this point but there was something about a strange animal running by the trains really fast.

Me:  What kind of animal was it?
Edee:  I don't kn--Dey didn't know!!

She is so adorable too.  I love my kids, they are amazing.  I'm so lucky to be their mom!!