Ivan

Ivan has been quite the funny man lately. He's always got something worth posting, so why not dedicate a whole post to this kid?

I have been given permission by Ivan's mom to post this story.
Monday, all the way down the hall to chapel, Ivan was singing "Ima Be" by the Black Eyed Peas. Hilarious. One of the kids walking behind him asked why he was singing that song, which I'm sure this kid had no clue what song it was to begin with. Ivan explains he's singing the song because it's like his mom's name. It kind of does, because Ivan's last name begins with a 'B', too. So, when I tell Ivan's mom, she tells me the background. Ivan has heard a version of "Ima Be" made up by a few college students who call Ivan's mom Momma B. Hence, the song sounding like his mom's name. If you ask him to sing "Ima Be" to you, he'll gladly oblige you.

It has also come to my attention that Ivan is the secret boyfriend of several of the little girls in my class. He has no idea. The mom's of the little girls are starting to come clean about this Ivan love-fest. I mean, he is a really fun kid. He's funny, nice to everyone, can break-dance, and has been caught singing Justin Bieber tunes... What more could a girl ask for?! :)

He also knows how to wink, which I discovered yesterday, when I caught him winking at me. And he wasn't trying to joke anyone... You might say he was flirting a little. Ivan, you rascal.

Sunday Special

In commemoration of the first day of the week, Sunday, I thought I would share a funny that happened in chapel a few weeks ago, which slipped my mind until today. I was holding one of the little girls, as our principal, Mr. Teague, was giving the devotional thought on verses pertaining to baptism. During his talk, he say something along the lines of being washed in the waters of baptism, to which my little friend whispers loudly in my ear, "I don't need to get baptized, I already had a bath this morning."

A second Sunday thought, one of the mom's told me Friday, that her little boy prays for me every night. That just fills my heart, and assures me that I really do have the best job in the world. :)

Debating on Lyrics

In chapel this week, we sang a song called "Shout Hallelujah". It's an upbeat song that is easy to learn, even when you're three. Many of my kids know the chorus and some of the verses. At lunch that day, there was quite a heated debate about the words to one of the verses. One little guy, who often does/says funny things, was convinced the verse said, 'Jesus came out to play, Hallelujah'. Those aren't quite the real words, but I just enjoy his rendition too much to correct him. He'll figure it out someday.

Shout Hallelujah

Chorus:
Shout Hallelujah, Shout Hallelujah, Shout Hallelujah unto the Lord (repeat)
Verse
Sing aloud to God,
Let the people sing before his throne, Hallelujah
Sing aloud to God,
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord
Chorus
Bridge
From the ends of the earth (Ladies echo)
To the depths of the sea
Let all creation praise His name (Repeat)
Chorus (repeat 2 times)