Band...More Band!

These are the pleas I hear issued from Tyler anytime a trip in the car is mentioned. The band in question is none other than the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band and the song he's obsessed with is the War Hymn, of course. Despite what you might be thinking I am not to blame for this and there was no brainwashing involved. It all started with a book given to Tyler by his Grammy for his first birthday called, "Born to be an Aggie". It's a great book that explains the traditions and various elements of an Aggie football game. The Football Book, as it's called around our house, became one of Tyler's favorites and a staple of our bedtime routine a few months ago. During one reading Jim attempted to jazz it up and trumpeted out the War Hymn while reading the page devoted to the band. And that was all it took. After endless renditions of the song ourselves, I finally wised up and popped in my Aggie Band cd in the car. Now we cannot go anywhere without listening to the Aggie War Hymn in an endless loop. He's gotten so familiar with it that he now mindlessly hums the first stanza or so while doing pretty much anything. We'll hear him in his crib or while he's cleaning up his toys or while he's just playing by himself. It has indeed become Tyler's soundtrack. Miles away from College Station, at barely even two years of age, another Aggie fanatic has been born. I am so proud.


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