The Singing Birthdaygram

Pops and Susan have a neat tradition of sending each of the grandchildren singing birthday cards in the mail. They even have found special stamps with characters on them from time to time.  My kids always love getting something in the mail, and I am amazed how much they love these singing cards.  Last year Julia's card had a crab that sang a Reggae version of I Wanna Wish You a Happy Birthday that went like this:

I wanna-wanna wish you a haaaappy biiiirthday...
I wanna help you cel-e-braaaaaate...
I hope you get lots of preeeeeseeeeeents...
I wanna help you eeeeeeat your caaaaaake.

I know this by heart now because it played so many times in our house, including up until the day before her birthday.  It would disappear for months or even weeks at a time and then I would hear the music again floating out of Julia's room.  I don't know how that thing even still has batteries.

This year she got the card pictured here that plays Kokomo by The Beach Boys.  So here is what we will be singing at our house at least until David's birthday in December...Aruba, Jamaica, ooooh I wanna take ya...