View from the top of Pike's Peak (Colorado Springs, CO)
Mark, Janel, Sage (14 months)
Last week I decided to dust off "America the Beautiful" for a naptime song with Sage. Here's the interesting rendition I got.
“Oh beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of GAMES”
"For purple mountain majesties above the fruited “PLAYS”
[Anyone else thinking of Ramona Quimby's "dawnzer lee light?"]
When Sage first learned the song, she was clearly confused about the relationship between Utah, Indiana, Arizona, California, America, and the United States (the only abstract locations that meant anything to her). When she started asking about "brotherhood," it dawned on me that there's a reason she hasn't learned this song in nursery yet. And if anyone has a good definition for "crown thy good with brotherhood," I would be interested.
I'm forced to wonder whether Sage has always thought this is a song that might be better titled "Fun and games in America" than "America the Beautiful." Maybe next time we'll just stick with "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam."
4 comments:
Who cares? If all she remembers in your 10-hr. trip are play and games from the Star Spangled Banner, I say, don't mess with a good thing! --Mom
Two reasons you are supermom:
1. You taught your 3 year old "America and Beautiful" and she can still sing some of it, and
2. You sing to your daughter at naptime.
Impressive, as always!
I agree with Kelly and Mom! If Sage could sing America the Beautiful when she was as young as she is in that picture, maybe Jacob needs some tutoring lessons from you (or her). Why is Sage so funny?!
I edited this post a bit, trying to provide a little bit of clarification. For the record: the picture I posted is of us on Pike's Peak when Sage was 14 months, and the time we taught her to sing the song was when she was almost three.
Don't you love blogging?--I can write about all the genius things my kids do, ignoring the 15 temper tantrums from the last hour, and imply that Sage sang America the Beautiful without help at age 14 months? Sorry for that one!
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