Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Childhood DejaVu! (This one's for Gregg)

One thing I'll always remember about my childhood is this weird "game" Gregg and I used to play when we were really little. I know we must have been really young because neither one of us could read. We had this great toy box with a bookshelf on top of the big toy area. Still the coolest toy box ever and probably way bigger in my head than it actually was. So we would sit on the bookshelf and hold the books and pretend that we were singing in church. It seems like one of us would lead the music and then we'd make up songs about whatever books we were reading. (Maybe you had to have been there, and maybe Gregg will remember it better than I do.)
So today as I was straitening Brighton's room she crawled up on the back of her toy box and at first was just sitting there with her stuffed animals, and then (with no prompting from me, I swear) started reading books! It just melted my freaking heart and I had to take some pictures. Gregg will surely appreciate this!








3 comments:

Gregg said...

OH, I remember that well. The toybox was facing the door, and we'd sit up there, also facing the door, like we were looking out on the congregation, and just start singing jibberish. I also remember playing Peter Pan and Hot Lava.

mom said...

You two warm my heart!!!!! I even remember that!!!! Isn't it fun to have kids of your own to carry on those unknown games and traditions?

I do not, however, remember Peter Pan and Hot Lava. The Hot Lava words ring something in my brain, but I don't know what. Peter Pan? Just a movie. You two didn't try flying off the roof did you?

mom said...

You two warm my heart!!!!! I even remember that!!!! Isn't it fun to have kids of your own to carry on those unknown games and traditions?

I do not, however, remember Peter Pan and Hot Lava. The Hot Lava words ring something in my brain, but I don't know what. Peter Pan? Just a movie. You two didn't try flying off the roof did you?