My sweet boys.

[navygreen]

As I mentioned earlier, the boys have been really interested in their VeggieTales® collection again lately. In listening to the CDs and soundtracks so much, A.J. has really latched onto a favorite song - "Keep Walking" (it's from Josh and the Big Wall, an older episode we have on VHS). And because it is A.J.'s current favorite song, it is also Jack's favorite (he's the adoring little monkey in "Monkey See, Monkey Do" theorism, you know).

However, the song is sung by Jean-Claude™ and Philippe™ Pea - French peas in the VeggieTales series. As such, they sing with a French accent, and Jack stumbles a bit over the words because of the pronunciations.

A.J. worked long and hard one day writing a long letter at the table. I didn't ask what he was doing, preferring to be surprised later with the missive if it ended up being for me. Later in the evening, I was finishing up the last bit of mulch in the garden, but Jack wanted to play frisbee. I promised him I'd play as soon as I was done, but that wasn't quickly enough for him, and he sulked away to sit by the tree in the yard. As I worked, I noticed that he moved further and further away from the tree and myself, and he was inching closer and closer to sitting by the flags lining the driveway.

A.J. noticed this too, and he told me, "I think Jack's sad, Mom." He went inside the house and grabbed his long letter and a pen, and then he sat at the picnic table to put a few finishing touches on it. I noticed him getting up, and I stood up to see what he would do next.

Imagine my surprise when he walked right over to Jack's spot in the yard, plopped down next to him and began reading him his letter. I still didn't yet know what the letter said, but I could tell it was cheering Jack. I dropped my gloves and ran inside to get the camera, careful to be very quiet and not let the boys know that I was even there. I stood as far away as possible and zoomed all the way in to capture the special moment between the two of them.



A.J.'s letter to Jack.


A.J. reads his letter to Jack.


Later on, I read the letter. As it turned out, A.J. had written this:

"To Jack: Here are the words to Keep Walking. Now you will be able to sing all the words like me. From: Jean-Claude and Philippe Pea."

And then he included all the lyrics to the song - every single line!

My sweet boys. :-)

Comments

[xellegirlx.livejournal.com]

That is the sweetest thing ever!!!!

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

They are my sweet boys... most of the time. ;-)

[scenicbeauty.livejournal.com]

Oh wow!! That is so sweet. I can't wait (and I desperately hope) for my boys to have moments like that. :)

Oh and Josh and the Big Wall is our favorite Veggie Tale!! It's the first one we ever bought... we had to start somewhere and the one about the character that our Josh is named for seemed like a good idea. :) And we've loved it since the first time I "forced" Josh to watch it with me as an infant. The Keep Walking song is on my list of all time favorites and I *love* the little french accents. :) :)

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they will be. :-)

I think my very favorite episode is one of the later ones - 'Lyle the Kindly Viking.' It incorporates so many jokes from the earlier ones, and I just get such a kick out of those songs. And there are lots of little French pea moments, too.

[scenicbeauty.livejournal.com]

We don't have that one yet (our collection is far from complete, especially as Shane made me quit buying them until Josh got more interested... and now he is!!). I'll have to add it to our list. :) I love the little french peas!! :)

[theswedishchef.livejournal.com]

Why can't my nieces and nephew be like this... when they visited this weekend. I thought I was going to pull ALL my hair out. (Not that it needs helping along these days)

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Not ALL of our moments are like this, Chris. ;-)

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[donnazita.livejournal.com]

They seem really special. You must feel very blessed.

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Well, *I* think so. ;-D

[prairie-chica.livejournal.com]

Omigosh, that's so adorable! :)

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

It's moments like these that make it all worth it. :-)

[niecer1.livejournal.com]

I have a lump in my throat, tears in my eyes, AND I now have "Keep Walking in my head...;?}

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Oh, but I bet 'Dave and the Giant Pickle' is the favorite episode around your house, huh? ;-)

[cleddy.livejournal.com]

aww that is so sweet!!!

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

I've got some sweet boys. :-)

[1grl-revolution.livejournal.com]

That made me teary. I hope that I have such loving children when I finally have some (that is when the fear of having children finally subsides, lol.)

Really though, your boys are so thoughtful and your stories about them always warm my heart. :)

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you will. And I'm also sure I could find some stories in my journal that aren't so heartwarming. ;-D

[prosodic.livejournal.com]

That is very cute. I hope they always stay that sweet.

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Me too!

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

And they picked those outfits themselves!

[taryns-mom.livejournal.com]

What a sweet, sweet moment for you to witness... they are such good boys, Nicole, and you guys have done such a great job with them.

But in the event they decide to pummel each other at some point in the future (as teens), you have these pics to prove to them that yes, they really did *love each other* when they were young :-)

PS - love the icon of the two of them on the beach with the striped border.... you could be an icon maker for elite graphics if you wanted....

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

Thanks. The original picture was back in this post, and then later on I made a banner and coordinating icon for my journal using it. It's not the beach, though - just the boys playing in a rainstorn on our driveway. :-)