Christmas Programs

It's been Christmas program central at the Wendorff household. Last Wednesday night, the 2nd grade religious classes acted out the Christmas story at church. I use the term "acted out" very loosely. An adult narrated/read the entire story from the book of Luke. The 2nd graders stood on the stage and occassionally moved around depending on their roles. Everyone, audience included, sang the Christmas songs together. While it was by no means a fancy production, it was still cute to see. Ellie was nervous and didn't want to go. I had to laugh at this after the fact since there was nothing to be scared of at all. She definitely is a little pip-squeak though. Her angel costume dragged on the ground and she was hidden in the mix of girls/angels. She is the 3rd from the left, the little blondie with her head buried in her music sheet!

Ava and Carter's preschool/Mom's day out program put on a Christmas concert today as well. All the ages, 2-5 or 6, sang together. It was so cute. Of course, neither of my children actually sang. Ava stood there and looked around. Every now and then, she'd cross her arms but otherwise she just stood there checking out the audience. Carter stood there with his arms hanging by his sides. His little head hung down. His cheeks were red and it looked like he was about to start crying at any moment. So sweet and precious. My precocious little terrors were anything but in front of a crowd of people! Ava finally noticed me at the last song and started crying. I still haven't figured out if the crying was due to her nerves and seeing me or the fact that I brought my camera and was taking pictures - something I had been told to not do. Thankfully they had cookies and lemonade for after the program so she eventually (as in 5 long minutes) got over it.