Singing with the Boys

My new favorite thing to do is teach the boys songs that I feel they should appreciate. Songs like: American Pie, Thank God I’m A Country Boy, and others like that. The songs are either classics or some from my childhood that were near and dear to my heart.

My dad had Don McLean’s greatest hits and my sister and I could sing American Pie forwards and backwards. My dad and I used to sing John Denver’s Looking for Space at the top of our lungs in the car. It was the best time, I will treasure those moments always.

I want my kids to have those kind of memories. The yelling and dancing in the backseat, genuinely having a great time together.  We have a special song that we boogie to, it’s called “E” extended version. It’s a little mix of techno and dance. The boys are allowed to scream as loud as they can, it’s a big hit.

Atticus sometimes asks to hear “Puff the Magic Dragon”, I think it’s because he knows it will make me cry.