There is going to be a lunar eclipse in Salt Lake tomorrow:
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=2691620
I was showing this news article to Oaklen & Salem and remembered a few stories about the moon.
1. About a year ago, Salem was contemplating and thinking about the word "sunny." Then he said to me "Mom, when the moon is out is it moony?"
2. My mom tended the kids at her house a month or two ago. It was time for bed and Grandma got Oaklen to fall asleep by holding him and letting him gaze out of the skylight looking at the moon. Ever since then he enjoys and recognizes the moon. He notices it sometimes even when I don't.
Isn't it great to have the fascination of a child?
3. My mom always used to sing a good morning song to me. I've passed it on and now sing it to my kids. It goes:
"Good morning merry sunshine,
How did you wake so soon?
You chased away the little stars
And shined away the moon!"
Except my mom would always make me say "moon" to make me wake up. I've done the same thing. Salem says moon but sometimes he says a silly word to finish like "pizza." This week Oaklen has finally "gotten it" and now says "moon" at the end of the song.
2 comments:
My mom sang a very similar song to me growing up:
"Good morning Ms. Sunshine,
How did you wake so soon?
You scared away the birds and bees,
You scared away the moon!"
Isn't that funny? I sing it to Keith sometimes. He hates it!
What a small world! That is cool that you know a version of the song too!
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