American Music Awards

Hudson,
I TiVoed the American Music Awards on November 21, 2010 and you watch it over and over. For awhile, you only wanted me to hold you and dance with you. You are getting so heavy so it's a workout for me, but I love it. You now play your drums in front of it and watch them. You love it, of course! Some of the performers are Enrique Iglesias, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Train, Kesha, Carlos Santana with Gavin Rossdale, Train, Usher and Justin Bieber. You dig Justin Bieber, the Black Eyed Peas and you now know that Carlos Santana is one of the best guitar players ever. You know the sequence in which the performers play. You have memorized it as well as so many of the lyrics. Let's not forget that you are not even 3. WHOA!

I wonder where Justin Bieber will be when you are 10. He is only 16 now, so he'll only be 26 at that time. Heck, he will only be 36 when you are 20. Justin has a great story. He was raised by a single mother in a low-income household. He taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar and trumpet. Pretty amazing. Bieber's mother posted his performances on Youtube when he was only 12 and his following grew and grew as she posted more. There is a movie about him right now and when I see clips, I think of you. He was drumming everything and jamming on the guitar as a little boy, just like you do.

I like The Black Eyed Peas because they also have a good story. Two of the band members, Will.I.Am and apple.de.ap both overcame a lot of adversity. Will.I.Am grew up in the projects with a single mother and apple.de.ap was raised in the Philippines by a single mother.

A quote for you my love, "Do not fear the winds of adversity. Remember: A kite rises against the wind rather than with it."

I love you, Mamma