Never Say Never

Bieber Fever has taken hold at the Upchurch household and it's 100% my fault.  I saw a preview for the movie Never Say Never about a month ago.  It featured video clips of JB as a youngster doing so many things I've seen Devlyn do - it instantly sparked my interest.  My formerly dismissive attitude towards the Biebster instantly flipped and I sat down with Devlyn that day and watched a few of his videos on YouTube.  Fast forward to today...we've seen the movie, we own the CD and Devlyn can sing all the words to Baby, Baby a cappella (complete with the Ludacris rap in the middle) all by himself.  I find myself fielding questions about Justin Bieber all day long.  "What does Justin Bieber eat for breakfast?", "Does Justin Bieber play baseball?"   So cute!  I followed Devlyn around the house tonight with my phone as he was singing Baby, Baby all the way through for the second time in a row.  Visually it's no prize winner but I'm impressed with his rhythm and lyrics considering there was no background besides Charles and I : )  It's not an easy listen with Blake in the background yelling (surprise!) but worth your while if you're a long distance grandperson or auntie : )  

Fort Wayne's Funny Dilemma

How any of these newscasters held a straight face and a steady, serious tone I'll never know.

Follow the Link Instead!

If you embed the file it cuts of the aspect ratio and you REALLY lose the effect.  Follow this link instead and watch it on YouTube in full size - totally worth it!

http://www.youtube.com/vw#p/a/u/0/R55e-uHQna0

Darth Volkswagen

It wasn't quite as exciting during the Superbowl in the thirty second format but this has to be one of my favorite "commercials" of all time.  Perfect timing for our household.  Devlyn completed Jedi Knight training at a Star Wars themed birthday party last weekend and we've watched this on YouTube so many times that Blake just couldn't believe it was on tv tonight - he looked at me with big huge eyes and said, "Momma, it on tv!?!"  I said yes it is!  He smiled as big as he could and said, "Wow!"  A little window into the world of a toddler in 2011 : )
   

Kindergarten Bound

Well, it's happened.  Devlyn has gone and grown up.  We register him for kindergarten tomorrow and I am a sentimental wreck.  He is SO ready and I am SO not : (  I grossly underestimated the effect this rite of passage would have on me.  To be honest, until the sappiness washed over me unexpectedly, I don't think I even realized this was a rite of passage!  His first day of school will be sometime at the end of August and I may as well just request that day off right now - I'll be a mess!  I'm not ready to share him with the whole world!  I suddenly find myself longing for all of us to remain in Soapstone Preschool's insulated, cozy little universe - FOREVER.  Instead I am on the brink of buses, K-5th graders, backpacks, school lunches and God knows what else.  I need a valium.  Devlyn, on the other hand is excited and proud - just how he should be.  Charles and I were watching video online of 6 and 7 year old boys playing sports at a summer camp the other night and I started bawling - I can't handle all this growing up!  Some lucky teacher out there gets to watch his mind work and grow all next year.  Ok - crying again - end of blog!