Christmas Program

Ok, so Jake's first Christmas program was ADORABLE.

It was last Tuesday, the 19th.  I took the first half of the day off, even though starting Wednesday I had a week off from work (because hey, I was NOT going to miss my kid's first program.)  I took Jake to school at 9 a.m., but the program didn't start until 11.  So Priscilla came over and we hung out for a while until it was time to go back.  We met my mom (who had Zoe with her) and P's hubby at the school and got really good seats right up front by where Jake and Elauna's class would be.

The kids sang some songs, accompanied by guitar, and Jake had a blast.  At first he was laughing and chattering because Zoe was there and he was excited to see her -- he was saying "Look, Zoe's here!  Silly Zoe!"  Heh.  He did a great job singing the songs and doing the motions and totally looked happy to be up there.  He did have a couple of picking his nose moments, which was totally embarassing for me and I kept trying to get his attention to get him to stop.  (But hey, we all have problems, eh?)  Then the kids sat with their parents while some other classes did a nativity scene (which was SO cute) and after that they went back up to sing again.  I had to leave for work, so I couldn't stick around long afterward, but I did manage to get a picture of Jake and Elauna with their awesome teacher, Miss Gaby.

Oh, and later that night?  We were talking about the program -- Jake said he had fun and then said "I want to do it again."  I said "What, stand up in front of a room full of people and sing?"  And he laughed and said "YES!"  Hee.  He is SO my child.  (And yes, I am SO PROUD that he was able to stand up in front of everyone and not only function, but smile and have a great time!)

Here are a couple pictures from that day -- I blurred the other kids' faces because I don't know any of them, and some parents don't like pics of their kids on the net.  :)

(and yes, Jake is a bit taller than all his friends.  All but one of them have birthdays in the coming semester, so he's like the oldest in the class.  Also, he's just a giant like his mama.  LOL.)

Comments

[melissa]

How utterly adorable!! I love the looks on their faces; you can see the exuberance in Jake. And the nose pickin' thing....well, that just makes him human!
very cute!

[Sue]

Oh sooooo cute!! Jake looks like he's having a GREAT time. I wouldn't miss those sorts of moments for anything. Ryan is usually the one in the back row trying to look as inconspicuous as possible. And he still picks his nose ;)