If You're Happy and You Know It...

We like to sing A LOT around the Crabb house and for the past couple months the song of choice has been "If You're Happy and You Know It..." mostly because Jack cannot talk yet, or is just choosing not to speak, but he loves to clap his hands, so everyone is able to participate. Usually, when we get started the kids watch each other to see the other one's actions and a riot of laughter follows. Campbell also loves this song because we add silly verses that instruct us to do things like wiggle our bodies and pat our heads and for an almost 3 year old patting one's head is the height of physical comedy, second only to the sticking out of the tongue.

So a couple of days ago we were all in the kitchen and as Chad and I were scrambling to get breakfast ready one of us suggested singing a song as a distraction to buy us some prep-time. Of course we started singing our family anthem, but for some reason Jack was not joining in on the fun. Well, Campbell was not very pleased with Jack's lack of participation or attitude and said to him, "Clap your hands Jackie! You're happy and you know it!"

Jack started clapping. We had a nice breakfast.

I'm kinda over it

So as you can see my blog has changed. New background, layout, new pics, new vision. I have my friend Melissa to thank for the background changes, her blog is so cute so I went to the site that she got her background from and "voila," my blog is pretty. The professional pics were taken by Jana Fees, a local photographer (that Melissa knows, thanks again) who takes beautiful pictures because she loves it, and then gives you all the pics on a disc (so no pirating here). Anyway, if anyone needs a photographer she is as nice as she is professional and talented, I'm happy to pass on her info. As for further content I may be taking a new direction. All of my friends blogs inform everyone of what is going on with their adorable children (I am only friends with people who have adorable children), and anyway, when I read their blogs I laugh and smile. Yes, I am hilarious, and don't worry Grammy (my biggest fan) I will continue to write as I feel inspired to do so (in fact I'm working on a piece right now about how no one I know can get a babysitter, myself included), but my kids are amazing and the stuff they come up with is WAY better. I was talking to Chad on the phone today and when I told him I was changing up my blog, and that I may be finished ranting, and I said "I'm kinda over it," he replied, "Yeah, but you needed it." And that is true. And if any of this makes any sense to any of you then you will understand that when and if I "need it" again, you will be reading it. Until then, bring on the babies, baby!