Last Night Avery was singing "Once Upon a Dream" from Sleeping Booty ( as Drew says). She sang "I know you I danced with you once upon a dream...doodoodoo your ugly". I told her that wasn't a very nice thing to say. She said but that is what the Prince says to Sleeping Beauty. I said that it would make her feel sad, and that her prince wouldn't say that. But she was very insistant that the prince says she is ugly. I figured she was just trying to "get away" with saying a not nice phrase. She sang it all last night and today. Well, we watched the movie tonight and Avery made sure that I was listening when that part of the movie came on. "Watch mom, he says your ugly". So, I listened to the song carefully and totally started cracking up. Here are the lyrics I know you
I danced with you once upon a dream.
I know you
The gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam
I love how when kids don't know a word, they make association with things that they do know. She had never heard " familiar a gleam" before, so she picked the closest word. When you sing it, it can totally sound like UGLY to a 4 year old. What a funny girl. She makes me laugh!!
For about a year and a half now, Avery has been obsessed with the little mermaid. Last Christmas she asked Santa for some Ariel fins so that she could swim in the water like a mermaid. I thought it was just a phase. But, at least once a week she reminds me of her NEED for some Ariel fins. Last night we sat down at the computer together to see if we could find a mermaid costume that she liked. We looked at about EVERY costume on the internet at least twice and she kept saying no. She finally told me that they wouldn't work because they all had holes at the bottom and showed your feet. She wanted one that didn't show your feet so she could swim in the water with them. I tried to explain that she couldn't really wear them in the water and that they weren't going to help her swim like a mermaid. But, she TRULY BELIEVES that she can be a mermaid as long as she has the fins. There is no convincing her otherwise!!
Do you think maybe we watch to many Disney movies?? She LOVES those Princesses!
4 comments:
Micah used to say sleeping booty too! It's so funny the ideas our kids have in their minds:o) Fins and all! So cute!
Do you think you could send me your address? I'm trying to get Christmas cards out...my email is hollysnacky at yahoo dot com.
Thanks!
Tell Avery that we love her and happy birthday!
HA! LOVE the ugly stuff-that's hilarious. And when we were in NYC and they did a Broadway in the park thing with the Little Mermaid, Emma was CONVINCED that it wasn't really the little mermaid b/c she didn't have fins with no feet showing. These kids crack me up!
That's HILARIOUS...my Mitch thinks that one lullaby that I sing is about your bro-law ammon! It says "sandmans'a'comin'" He still thinks it says "ammons'a'comin'" Ha ha!
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