Mommy Rhymes

I love making up songs and rhymes for you kids. Most of the time it comes pretty naturally and really gets a laugh out of you!

Nevaeh, when you were born, none of the lullabies seemed right for you. So one night, when you were very very small, I sang your very own song.

You Are My Heaven (To the tune of "You are my Sunshine")

You are my Heaven, my Highest Heaven
When I am lonely, and I'm down
I just look up, and I see Dear
You are my Greatest Gift from above

(And of course, I call you my little slice of Heaven <3 )

Savannah, I wanted to do the same for you, but had a hard time thinking of one. For a while I would just hum a tuneless tune, and you seemed to love the sound. Then one night, it came to me.

Sleep well, my sweet Savannah (To the tune of "Swing low, sweet chariot")

Sleep well, my sweet Savannah
Settle down and have some sweet dreams
Sleep well, my darling baby
Settle down and have some sweet dreams

My love, for you Savannah
Reaches up above the highest stars
My love, for you, my honey
Reaches up above the highest stars

(I could get the sweetest smiles out of you just by singing that, and even now 2 years later, you realize that it's your special song)


When we clean up, we like to listen to music. When it's just a quick clean up, though, I wrote a little tune...

Start off with the traditional "clean up song"

Clean up, clean up, everybody, everywhere!
Clean up, clean up, everybody do your share

(then add in)

We clean up our toys, so there's not a mess
We clean up our toys, so people have to guess
If we ever play with toys, the answer is yes
But we clean up, clean up our mess


And today, Savannah, you and I doctored a song to fit all of us! Your favorite song is Patty Cake. I love it when you point your little fingers to "Mark it"

Patty Cake, Patty Cake, Baker's Man
Bake me a cake as fast you can!
Roll it, pat it, Mark it with a D
and put it in the oven for Daddy and Me!

Patty Cake, Patty Cake, Baker's Man
Bake me a cake as fast you can!
Roll it, pat it, Mark it with an M
and put it in the oven for Mommy and them!

Patty Cake, Patty Cake, Baker's Man
Bake me a cake as fast you can!
Roll it, pat it, Mark it with an L
and put it in the oven for Landon as well!

Patty Cake, Patty Cake, Baker's Man
Bake me a cake as fast you can!
Roll it, pat it, Mark it with an N
and put it in the oven for Nevaeh and Sven!

Patty Cake, Patty Cake, Baker's Man
Bake me a cake as fast you can!
Roll it, pat it, Mark it with an S
and put it in the oven for Savannah and us!


I love you, sweet babies! One of my favorite things is to sing songs with you, dance to any beat, and make up our own silly songs <3