Always Be Daddy

When Liam woke up from his nap this afternoon he made a confession to us all: "Liam grumpy today." This was not news. He had been pretty miserable from the get-go and even music class could not coax him out from under his little black cloud. He didn't want to sing. He didn't want to dance. He didn't even want to do the Grand Old Duke of York thing, which is usually a guaranteed grump-buster. By the time we sang the goodbye song he joined in, but with his own spin on the lyrics. Here's how it is supposed to go:

May there always be Sunshine
May there always be Blue Skies
May there always be Music
May there always be Me

Then we go around the room and sing "May there always be insert each kids' name here". And each time, Liam would sing along with "Always Be Daddy." Liam has had enough of China. Good news is Matt is on the last leg of a whirlwind 3-city tour, and we on the home front have not yet scared his parents away! In fact, they still have a few tricks up their sleeves that should keep Liam distracted for the next few days. I heard some whispering about The Bundle and I think they've been keeping this one in their back pockets for the home stretch. (The Bundle refers to Liam being carried around in a blanket, kind of like a hammock. He hasn't been able to get enough of this in previous visits, but I'm quite sure there is some relief that he hasn't brought it up yet this week!)
In other news, I did promise a picture of Sarah today, and here it is. She was very entertained by a Skype conversation with Daddy. Here's what it looked like on Matt's end....


....and here she is trying to grab his nose, just like she does in real life!