Oh What a Day!
6th December 2007
That was the title of Analise’s Christmas program last night. It should have been called "Oh What a Night!". It was a Christmas eve bedtime story, interspersed with songs, so the kids were in their pajamas. She knows the songs and the dialogue, forwards and backwards, and we’ve sung it countless times since they sent the CD home. I knew it would be fun to see her on stage. But when she steps on stage, watch out!
Seriously…she was a riot. She was in the front row, and sat down before the first song started. She sat the whole program, and we could hardly see her. She had a sour look on her face for the first 3 songs. But then she got into it… first, she stood up and threw her hands up in the air, like she was starting the wave. I was nearly crying because I was laughing so hard. Then she started taking her shoes and socks off. At one point, she leaned over and hugged the little boy next to her. And she tried to get the wave going again before the end.
THE VIDEO CLIPS!
1 – quiet singing, not sure what she thinks of the situation.
2 – quiet singing, frumpy face, slightly overshadowed by the lively boy next to her
3 – from quiet singing to the star of the show. This is the MUST WATCH video!
4 – quiet song, rocking Baby Jesus, mouthing the Christmas story dialogue.
5- Shoes come off…
5- Socks come off, more of the wave.
I kept telling myself everyone was so busy watching their own kids they weren’t noticing mine… but no… everyone commented on The Wave as we walked out. The dad of her friend, who was in on all the antics, told me that we were lucky they kept their clothes on. Seriously, it was the funniest thing ever.
These are the memories we’ll be telling until she’s married with kids 🙂
December 7th, 2007 at 1:55 am
Those were GREAT! My favorites were #3 (can’t beat the sudden change from quiet singing to the wave), #4 (I laughed when she started mouthing the narration, so cute), #5 and #6 (you can tell she’s leading her little three person wave line, must be because she’s so confident when she really gets going). These videos just keep getting funnier and funnier. Thanks for sharing them with us!
December 7th, 2007 at 11:49 am
That is HILARIOUS!!!
December 9th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Priceless! What a little ringleader she is! By the end, it looks like they were all gleefully pulling off their socks & shoes in front! So sweet to hear those little voices singing. That was pretty well orchestrated for a 3 yo preschool concert-I’m impressed!