For the past couple of weeks Saffy has been going around saying "Obama!" She didn't know who he was, but she heard his name and somehow it captured her fancy. The kids thought it was funny when she said so she started saying it even more. It has been really cute and funny hearing her go around saying "Obama!" all the time.
During the inaguration she asked who that was, and Melinda told her, "That's Obama." Saffy replied, "Why is he Obama?"
By now she has figured out who he is and she knows that Obama isn't just a funny expression. Tonight I was looking up the transcript of the inaguration speech and Saffron saw his picture and said, "There's Obama!" "Let's watch Obama." So tonight Saffy and I watched President Obama's speech together.
Here are my favorite quotes:
- On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
- As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.
- For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies.
- America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words; with hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come; let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
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Sheesh that cute baby knows the right way to her daddy's heart! =)
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