The Cowbell Show

I feel as though I have been neglecting writing about Abe on here, but rest assured, it is not intentional. He is not our neglected child that is forced to sit in the corner and watch Sam play in the Nemo pool. I am just a blogging slacker and haven't had a chance to document his funny stories, quirky habits, and crazy antics. Because, trust me, this kid is full of them.



A boy and his dog.

 Sometimes I find myself staring at him as he talks, thinking to myself, "What the heck happened to my baby?!" Because, he is a kid. And, frankly, I am in amazement at the things that come out of his mouth and the corresponding facial expressions. This kid is not lacking in the facial expressions arena. I like to think it is a special gift from me, and I have yet to find what this will benefit, although it cannot hurt.

He also has the best memory of anyone I have ever known. Maybe it is because he has only lived for four years (and some change), but he will pull out memories from that random Tuesday morning I gave him a peanut butter waffle on the Thomas plate, and he wore the Mario shirt, and we lost his shoes, and wasn't that so funny? This kid forgets nothing. That is dangerous for everyone.

He is growing up in so many ways, "Mama, I really do not like that Oso bear. I mean, he doesn't know how to put on a band-aid. It is so easy!" Yet, he still has such an innonence, "Jaxon, do you want to be my best friend?"

Around Easter, we were at Danielle's house and watching TV with the kids when we saw that the "SNL: Best of Will Ferrell" was on. The skit with Blue Oyster Cult and "more cowbell" was on. Jake and I figured this would be a kid-friendly one for them to watch, and they would probably think it was funny. Oh yes. They loved it. They made us watch the video multiple times.



Yesterday, Abe was talking to me about what he was going to bring to Grandma's house for his visit this weekend.

"Mama, we have to get the Cowbell Show. It is the funniest show I have ever seen. I want to show it to Ava and Lia."

I don't know what to be prouder of -- the fact that he thinks Will Ferrell is funny or that he knows what a cowbell is. He will either be the coolest kid in the class or the weirdest one. Either way, I don't think he will care.