Zippity What?

As many of you know, my maiden name is Duda. Along with the name comes a lifelong affiliation with the song "Zippity Doo Dah." And guess what song Benjamin has been learning in preschool this year! He is thrilled. Afterall, he will be the first to tell you that he IS a Duda. (And just the other day he said "Mommy is Mommy Duda Chapman and Daddy is Daddy Duda Chapman." hmm. Not exactly the way it works in our family but he'll figure that out with time.)

It just hasn't been a song that I usually sing around the house. We do have lots of favorites in our house and Benjamin and I frequently turn just about anything into a song (I get this from my mother and she's proud to admit that it helps keep things happy around the home. Afterall, it's hard to sing a silly song with a smug attitude).

So, of course, I know all the words to "Zippity Doo Dah" and now Benjamin does too. And in addition to that he has cleverly come up with a new rendition called "Zippity Chapman." I took a few short video clips however the old digital camera I have been reduced to using will only record 10 second video clips. ugh. (I was spoiled with my old camera that got dunked into the water with Samuel a couple of months ago).

Anyways, the original Benjamin's "Zippity Chapman" song which he very wittingly came up with on his own goes something like this:

"Zippity Chapman, Zippity Rock
My Oh my what a cloudy day
Plenty of clouds heading my way
Zippity Chapman, Zippity Rock

Mr. Blue Red Yellow Bird on my shoulder (of course he couldn't part with the BLUE bird)
It's the truth, it's actual
Everything is satisfactual"

Boy is Don in for a treat with our two very entertaining lil guys.