Patriotic 'n Stuff

Sunday, July 24, 2011 by Amy

As a kid, I was strongly, strangely patriotic. Like "I will stand UP next to you and defend her still today" patriotic. At my elementary school, they would play patriotic songs on the PA each morning before we said the pledge of allegiance and we would sing along. It sounds a little Hitler Youth-ish now, but it was the highlight of my day (don't know what that says about my six year-old self). My mom once pretended she didn't know me when I started belting out a little ditty called "Freedom Isn't Free" at the top of my lungs at the front of a Kmart. I won an award at age nine from the Daughters of the American Revolution for rewriting the lyrics to the aforementioned Lee Greenwood gem. The prize was a copy of "The Red Badge of Courage."

So, somewhere in me, this shiz runs deep. I use that extended set-up to explain, protect and defend the red, white and blue romper my child is wearing in these pictures from the 4th of July. At least it wasn't from Old Navy. Oh wait, crap. It was from Old Navy.



This kid's poses crack me up.

Here's the rest of us. And yes, I realize that we're all wearing outfits in a conveniently coordinating flag-themed palette. It was an accident. Jon's LA hoodrat look, on the other hand, is entirely intentional.


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5 comments:

Jon said...

For the record, it's a Giants hat.

Jenna Theobald Broadbent said...

Oh man. I'm totes jajajaja-ing. I always knew you held the love of a soaring eagle of lady freedom in your heart. I'm so glad it's out in public now.

PS. Let's talk about before having babies swearing never to buy their clothes at Old Navy. But then the babies turn out to be boys and O.N. is cheap and what you've got. Just wait until your house is filled with Pixar paraphernalia. It WILL happen.

Ali said...

I loved all of this. The Old Navy shirt, the Americana love that runs deep, haha. You are so funny.

kathy w. said...

I wish so much that we had recorded you singing that song back then.

You'll just have to teach it to Perry and record HIM singing it sometime.

Your kid is adorable, by the way. But you already knew that.

Mike and Lauren said...

Okay, despite Jon's protests, I still think that he looked flipping adorable. You can be adorable while being patriotic to the max in a little romper when you are three months old.