I had every intention of bringing you a Tasty Tuesday full of Inauguration recipes and great ideas of things to do with to celebrate the day with kids. But then the inauguration got in the way. I sat on the couch with Jack and Juliette getting carried away by the excitement of the day. Both of them were cheering for Marak Obama - and no amount of correcting them could convince them that they were saying it wrong. So we rolled with it, shaking maracas and banging drums as the crowd clapped.
Although they were awed by all the pomp and circumstance, the fancy verbiage was pretty much over their heads. Once Juliette got bored with the cheering, she took advantage of our focus to move into the other room and systematically empty every board game in the closet. Jack, on the other hand, was fascinated by the size of the crowds and the emotions on their faces. He didn't understand what Obama was saying, but he was impressed by her presence and tone. He snuggled up very close to me and watched his entire acceptance speech. I would like to think that he'll remember where he was on this Inauguration Day.
I know I will.
2 comments:
Great way to watch the inauguration speech.......from the comfort of your own home! :)
On the way to speech I told T that the reason we were talking to him so much about this day was that it's a day that people will ask if he remembers for the rest of his life.
My kids shared an enthusiasm that surprised us. We wanted them to understand it's significance, but they've embraced Obama with a passion all their own. He truly has quite an effect on people.
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