Tonight Karl had a bishopric meeting, so I had to put the kids to bed by myself. Usually I read to Kyle, while Karl plays with Kyra. Then Karl will sing to Kyle, while I read to Kyra. Then Karl will read Kyra one more book, and sing her songs. Karl usally does all of Kyra's nighttime singing. Kyle went down really easily. Read 3 books, sing a couple songs, lay him down, and he falls asleep on his own. Kyra is another story. I read her 5 books. Then comes singing time. I try Eensy Weensy Spider. No dice. Apparently Karl is much more adventerous in his song choices. I try "Popcorn Popping". She will have none of it. I ask "What song do you want to sing?" She says the theme song from Aladdin. Okay I have no idea the exact words to Aladdin. I know it has something to do with a magic carpet ride. Am I a bad mom because I don't know the theme song to Aladdin? Do all of you other mom's out there know the theme song to Aladdin? But I do know that because Karl sings it so much to her, she has it memorized. So I ask her to just sing the first line, and then I can probably catch on. She the proceeds to say in the most "my dad is better than my mom" voice she can muster "Daddy knows the words to the Aladdin theme song." "I know baby, but Daddy isn't here, so if you can just sing the first line to the song, I'm sure I can catch on." She agrees. Yea! Success! No. This is what she sings "I have often dreamed of a far off place." Okay now that is the Hercules theme song..which apparently Karl sings to her every night as well. Well she is now laughing hysterically at me, thinking it is the funniest thing in the world, because she knows she is singing Hercules, and she knows she wants Aladdin, and she knows I don't know Aladdin. I try Eeensy Weensy Spider again. No dice. "Okay Kyra if we can sing Popcorn Popping right now, then when Daddy comes home he will come in and sing Aladdin. She buys into the compromise. So now comes the sippy cup portion of the evening. We give her a sippy cup of water to go to bed with every night. I get her a sippy cup of water. She says she wants juice. I reply, no only water at night. She starts yelling in a sort of on strike protester type yell "I want my daddy!" "Daddy will give me juice." "I want my Daddy!" "Daddy will give me juice." "Daddy knows the Aladdin song!" "Daddy will give me juice". "I want my Daddy"
I really do love and appricate how good of a dad Karl is with our children. They idolize him, and he is the most devoted dad! But late at night, when I am home by myself, after a long day, for a split second I resent the fact that he knows the Aladdin theme song.
P.S. Karl claims she only gets water at night.
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I think somebody has been listening to Disney soundtracks on the way to work.....:)
Don't worry Karl, your secret is safe with me!
Honestly Sara, I don't know either of those songs, in fact I can't even remember the words to itsy bitsy spider. So you are far ahead of me, although it is time for me to catch up now that Jayden is starting to talk.
So cute and so funny and so much like our bedtime routine - almost identical- which "daddy" does which we have also tried to shorten down- Landon requests "Kolob" and "Last Song" all of which Aaron sings- I don't know all of "Kolob" but Aaron and Landon do. And...last song is "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" which I also don't know all of- but we are trying to switch it up a little and sing different songs now! Sara you are great writer- your personality comes out when you write and it is really fun to read!
That's funny. Karl's a great person, I knew he'd make a great father.
Sorry it was tough for you though. Kids sometimes can be really difficult with stuff like that.
I also have no clue how to sing any of those songs.
Dru doesn't sing. So no worries there.
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