"I'm a butterfly!"

I guess I should start by explaining how very little we call the kids by their real names. In a way I'm surprised they all even know their names. We tend to call them "monkeys" (hence the name of my blog...yeah I'm brilliant), or the other favorite is they become Scottish, for example, if Lincoln is fussy one day he becomes "Fussy McFusserson" or if he's poopy he is "Stinky McStinkerson", you get the idea, right? Also we call them "bugs" Baby Bug, Moira Bug, etc. Well, Moira has been going through a bit of a jealous phase, luckily not too bad, but if you are giving Lincoln attention then she wants attention too. If Dennis is tickling Lincoln, she gets right in there and says "my turn!". So last night Dennis was playing on the floor with Lincoln, and Moira tried to push her way in, and Dennis said "Looks like we have a 'jealous bug' here!" And Moira promptly corrected him saying "I'm not a bug...I'm a butterfly!" Silly Moira Bug...er, Moira Butterfly :)

Now, on to the explanation of exactly why I'm torturing you with my singing (I have no illusions, if I went on American Idol, I would be the next William Hung. I'm not even good enough to get the gag votes like Sanjia. My kids learn to walk early as self preservation so they can leave the room when I sing...ok, I know I'm not that bad, I'm close but you wont bleed from your ears by listening to me...I hope. Ok, just in case: Please listen to this video at your own risk, the author of this blog can not be held responsible for any physical harm caused by her singing. Thank you.)

Alright, so anyway, Lincoln has a favorite song. It's been his favorite since he was a "wee little bairn" (that was for you Sophie, if you are reading). I used to sing it at diaper changes to keep him still because he would stop trying to turn himself over and watch my mouth intently as I sang. Now I don't have to distract him to keep him still anymore since he's discovered the...er...um...well, lets just say he's discovered the "joys" of being a boy *blush*. But he still loves the song. And he's so cute when I sing it, that I decided to videotape him. So, here is Shmoobert the Wonderful being absolutely adorable while he politely listens to some weird tone-deaf lady that looks suspiciously like his Mama:

http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc98/luvmy5monkeys/January%202008/?action=view&current=singingvideos001.flv

And, I also took some video of Moira (that whole 'jealousy and has to do what Baby is doing thing'). I was very surprised because while Moira can be very loud, she turns into a soft talker if she is talking to anyone other then Dennis, me and the boys. And it's very hard to get her talking on video, she gets shy I guess. But she did great on this one, huh?

http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc98/luvmy5monkeys/January%202008/?action=view&current=singingvideos002.flv