The Luca Remix.
As I’ve often mentioned, Susannah’s CD’s make up the entire music collection in my car – I’d be lost without them and I think the boys like them as much as I do…
The other day Luca asks to hear a song by Cold War Kids – We Used To Vacation. A very sorry song, it has always saddened me listening to the tortured, desperate lyrics of a man with a drinking problem and the effects on his family. The chorus cries..
“I promised to my wife and children, I’d never touch another drink as long as I live”.
I find it and Luca starts to sing along….We get to said chorus and he belts out, completely seriously, this..
“I promised to my wife and children, I’d never touch another CHICKEN as long as I live”.
Oh the visions!!!I never imagined I could listen to that song and laugh :p If you read my previous post about the chicken aversion, it makes perfect sense I guess!!
Different day, different CD and Susannah has included a great mash up from the Beastie Boys… It’s been a while since I listened to the Beasties and I’d forgotten about some of the more choice lyrics….”Living at home is such a drag. My Mum threw away my best porno mag“. Mason pops up and says “Mum, mum, what did he say? What did his Mum throw out?” I try to ignore for a while but he’s not letting it go – I’m desperately trying to think up a suitable response when, to my horror, Luca says “I’ll tell him Mum”. Before I can intervene, Luca explains “My Mum threw away my best orn-a-ment”. Great!!! That works. I can just imagine Adrock, totally devestated to find his best Lladro figurine in the trash… !!
I love getting these glimpses into their childish World, where everything is innocent and naive..It’s everything I try to capture in my photos.
Anyway, some pics from a trip to the beach last weekend..
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I just LOL at that porno mag comment!!!! What a cack!
and I just ADORE that last photo of Ivy! everytime I look at it I think that she has seen Ava off in the distance & she is running to meet her in embrace :o)
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thank the lord for quick thinking sons!!
that Ivy…makes me want to chase after her and wrestle her to the ground and bite those chubby thighs (sorry I have a thing for chubby legs…Cassidy is constantly saying “no don’t eat me mummy” and embarrassing me in public!)
Love that ‘We Used to Vacation’, your boys have very good taste.
And ‘Fight for your right to Party’ is such a cool boy song. I think the middle aged Bhuddist Beastie Boys could probably change that line now to ‘orn-a-ment’I bet they’ve got more ornaments now than porno mags!
Had a similar experience with an Amy Winehouse song where she laments in her gorgeous old skool jazz voice that her flatmate’s boyfriend smokes all her weed and if he wants to come around again “he’s got to call the green man..”
Declan says, “who’s the green man?”
Me – “Ummm he’s a man who’s green…”
Declan, “Oh like a superhero?”
Me – “Yeah, like a sort of slacker superhero.”
Can’t you imagine him, Greenman, still living at home with his parents, with the awesome power to eat all your timtams and not get a job?
LOL That is too funny. Great Come back though. I don’t know what I would have said. My Daughter is 7 and on this where did her and her Brother come from kick. I have yet to answer her. lol
Ivy is Beautiful! Your photographs are inspiring!
Have a Wonderful weekend;-)
LOL they are some of the best Mondegreens I’ve heard!
Ohhh gorgeous photos Sheye, just so filled with light and sunshine and joy. Especially love the last two of Ivy!
And I am so not looking forward to those sorts of questions I am sure my kids will also ask me!
Paulyn xxx
haha that is funny! and such beautiful photos of ivy. she’s looking so grown up!
Oh that is hilarious Sheye LOL
Gosh,Ivy is growing.Beautiful pics
Cheers
Kaz
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Lol I remember singing weird lyrics at that age too. Oh my goodness Ivy is growing (as my mother would say) like a little weed! I wish we lived closer to a real beach as it looks like the kids had a ball. Divine photos as always :)
I always forget the “bad” parts of a song until I’m listening to it in the car with the kids. Bet those few seconds between Luca offering to explain and actually doing it were a little tense!. I agree with Carrie about the last pic of Ivy…. there is something just spiritual about what you captured.
I love that last image of Ivy…just stunning hon.
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as always LOVELY images of your lil’ darlin’s!!!
tara
Your boys are a wack in a good way! LOL love Luca’s comments.
Ivy is such a little lady….growing more beautiful. Cant pick a favorite!
Oh Sheye, Ivy is such a vision is pink, she is sooooo beautiful, these photos are beautiful!! love the antics of your boys, great comeback thank goodness for quick thinking sons! :)
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Sheye my youngest son Samuel thinks Ivy is very cute he has just been sitting on the computer looking at these photos saying how cute she is & how he wishes he had a little sister like Ivy!
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so funny!! the skinheads are cutee.. but now i can’t tell them apart! hee hee hee (& the photos of ivy are amazing as always)
i want to go to your beach!!!!
all ive got is rocks and a jetty here.. wahh.
I just adore the stories you tell…and love reading the comments from others as well (so far two responses have had the word weed in them and used in very different ways…LOL). By the way…to Sussanah…your Green Man superhero made me laugh! Sheye, I am a loyal fan of your work but even more so, a loyal fan of you…you inspire me everyday with your words. I pray for you often…you are an amazing woman. Much love.
Robin Lieb
Once Upon a Memory photography
Michigan, US
love the last photo.. I attempted to do one similar in Wisconsin a few weeks ago :) I hope to get it up on my blog soon…
I have nominated you as a “thinking blogger” It’s a blogger who actually makes a person sit and think a bit..
well, you do… I think of you and your family often and what you have said in the past… thanks for your words of wisdom :)
I have been reading your blog for quite awhile and this is my first comment. I am in love with that last picture of Ivy. So, so sweet. Thank you for being so open and talking about the loss of Ava. Your posts always cause me to slow down and soak in the moment with my son. Thanks so much for being so real and so honest.
Oh, that one with the little diaper cover and skirt and her legs and the footprints, I just love it! Too much cute in one photo.