Lip Syn Battle

Wm has finished the Maze Runner series. He LOVED it. He said it was as good as Harry Potter (we agree to disagree on that one!) So now that he's done, we had to go to the library yesterday to get him some new books. I love our library - as soon as we hit the shelves, a youth librarian always comes over to ask if she can help us. Once we tell her what kinds of books Wm likes, we get great recommendations. Yesterday, she suggested we move from the "older child" section to the "teen" section, based on what Wm likes and is reading. Wm was THRILLED with all the great choices.  So was I. Until I realized that I now have to read a bunch of teen boy books. The librarian recommended one and then gave me a very knowing look and said, "there is some MATURE CONTENT in this one, but it's really good." I'm assuming she meant teen sexy times, but I can't be sure. So now I have to pre-read everything to see what I'm dealing with. Wm goes, "if it's not appropriate, will you not let me read it?" I told him I'd never forbid a book, but I would suggest he wait a couple years and/or we'd have lots to talk about before and during his reading of said book! So I started The 5th Wave last night. So far, just some innuendo and some violent deaths by alien weaponized bird flu. But I am not looking forward to putting all my books on hold to read a pile of books for teenage boys. I suggested Sweet Valley High or The Babysitters Club....but Wm was having none of it!

Wm started reading a different book that I know has nothing too crazy in it (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children) in the meantime. He looked cute reading...

Cute.

Then, he busted me. When I asked how he knew I was taking pictures of him, he goes, "you got suspiciously quiet."

Busted.

We had a family lip sync battle last night. Steve would not let me record him singing Hollaback Girl, so he's no fun. But, I got Wm's permission to record and post his! (When I asked him if I could post his videos he goes, "I don't know. That's embarrassing. It would be a violation of my privacy to post them without my permission!" I promised him that I would never post anything without his green light, he goes, "it's a shame to waste them...you can post them.") So, here they are (notice his avid feline audience for the entire thing):

First, Wm did Let It Go, which he rocked...


Then, he did an enthusiastic version of Shut Up and Dance...


Wm watched the SNL skit of Sean Spicer and LOVED it. His favorite parts were the "radical moose-lambs" and when Spicy shot the reporter with the water gun and had to take a big boy nap. If you haven't seen it, YouTube that action STAT!