I made this little slideshow for little j's. 7th birthday. I was taken back looking through our iphoto library and couldn't believe how time flies......it's taken me awhile to get it up here. (make sure you pause the ipod to the right or else you will have competing musical interludes..)
A little story:
When little old j. was around 18 months old, he stayed with J's brother and sister-in-law for a week while hubby and I went to a conference in Orlando. It was the first time we left him and was a bit sad for us....He, however, had a great time. Playing with his cousins, eating their family out of house and home, and just keeping everyone else entertained for awhile. He has always been good at that. Of all the stories we heard after the fact, there was one that we always quote...it's just become one of those sayings in our house...."COLDPLAY's ON..." (in a sweet 18 month old slur of spit and lisp with almost a lilting at the end as if it might be a question? Or an almost statement... sort of?)
So, I guess they were all in the car and little j. (since he was still little at the time) kept saying this over and over again....
From the back of the car, his aunt heard him and asked J's brother what he was saying...... Listening, he said...."I think he said, "Coldplay's on..."
"Well, is it?", she asked. He listened again....turned up the radio a bit...and replied..... "yep."
So, my little Coldplay lovin' sweetness....this is your song. And this is for you.
what a great idea. I loved seeing all the pictures; it was nice to peek into your lives and see all the love in your family. the coldplay thing was hilarious..at 18 months old no less. It runs in the family!
ReplyDeleteOk, so I have to admit that watching the video made me a little teary eyed. Gosh how time has flown by. I can't believe how much LJ has changed and morphed. I will always cherish those times from when he was a baby and our special connection. I am sad that we haven't been closer to be apart of his life still but he will ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, be my L.J. Love him.
ReplyDeleteI have a lump in my throat and a smile on my face after watching that. Loved it. And of course, what went through my mind was "I held you the day you were born!!" Something he can look forward to hearing me say every time I see him, even when he's a grown man. Joy! Crazy Aunt Lala...
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