The Woad Song

Check out Ben singing his favorite new song... and a classic favorite from the pubs in England.  (Don't worry, it's dark at the beginning... video will get brighter).

Thanks to Grandad for teaching it to Jane and Noah.  The spinning while singing is Ben's own addition.

Here are the actual lyrics (our family version -- here are the full lyrics):

Romans came across the channel

All dressed up in tin and flannel

Half a pint of woad per man'll

Clothe us more than these.

Woad's the stuff to show men.

Woad to scare your foemen.

Boil it to a brilliant hue

And rub it on your back and your abdomen.

Ancient Briton ne'er did hit on

Anything as good as woad to fit on

Neck or knees or where you sit on.

Bottoms up to woad!

Reading in Bed

Dear Ben,

I just have to share: Some nights, when we put you to bed, you now enjoy reading to yourself after we've finished our stories together.  You're still sorting out just how this works.  Last night, you asked for your light off only to discover that with the light off and the door closed, you couldn't see the book.  So you asked me to turn the light back on.  Sometimes you just look at the pictures, but last night, I heard you telling yourself a story out loud.  But, my absolute favorite part of this new routine is that you read to yourself for a little while and then YOU TURN OFF THE LIGHT YOURSELF AND GO TO SLEEP. 

You are the best.

Love,
Mom