one, two, three, four

Happy Mother's Day.   Moms are good.  I cannot find a word to encompass the enormity of it, so I will leave it as understood by you (since you have one) that you know what I mean.

I couldn't comprehend how much moms give until I was able to observe my wife with our kids.  It doesn't stop.

I was cooking aebleskivers for breakfast this morning and listening to Feist when I asked Mary if she had ever seen the song that Feist performed on Sesame street.  If you are so inclined, jump over to youtube and type in Feist and Sesame Street.  I loaded it up on my laptop and Cora and Cole watched it with us.

Then, I put a few more videos on and Cora was glued to the screen.  I don't think she has ever watched music videos with me.  She went through "Back it Up" by Caro Emerald, "Alright" by Supergrass, "The Golden Age" by Asteroids Galaxy Tour, "Pack Up" by Eliza Doolittle, and "Cousins" by Vampire Weekend - which incidentally is my favorite mix lately - and wanted more.  I realized she ususally doesn't have a visual component to go along with music.

Cora loves music.  She is very visual, but in a much different way than Cole.  I need to figure out if watching videos was aiding in her enjoyment of the music itself, or if the videos were simply added entertainment.

One more song that needs to be included in the list of songs above is: "Home" by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros.  Which is exactly where we are going.  We booked tickets this weekend to go back to visit my family in August.  I am so excited I can hardly contain myself.  We visited Wisconsin in August 2006 and haven't found our way back since.  E-mail me if you want the particulars of the dates and locations.

Ahh, Home
Let me come Home
Home is wherever I’m with you

-edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros