Christmas Programs

This past week we got to see Emily perform in two Christmas programs. And, of course, they were just darling to watch! We do have video of her singing and dancing, but it would take hours to download (our computer is just so slow), so, the still shots will have to tell the story.

The first was at her dance studio. They did a dance to "Santa Claus is coming to town"--we LOVED it! Emily was so animated and knew all of the little dance moves. Hi-lariously cute.

The second program was her preschool program. Before the "big" kids came out, Christian and his friend, Julia, had a great time entertaining everyone running around and giggling. Christian kept trying to tackle and wrestle her though--such a boy.

Emily 's class sang three songs. They sang "Three Wise Men" (to the tune of "Three Blind Mice"), a kind-of "Letter to Santa" song, and another rendition of "Santa Claus is coming to town." Emily sang out clearly, some kids kind of zoned out, and some of the other kids in her class were such hams--sooo funny to watch them all perform, faces and all!

Afterwards, Santa came for a visit. It was cute because he knew all of the kids' names! Yes, it was our favorite YMCA worker, Mr. Gary! Once we told Emily who it was, she was cool with getting a picture with him! Her first Santa picture ever! (Usually, she won't go within 15 ft of any Santa.) Christian loves Santa no matter what but he did like it that Santa knew his name :-).

So, it's been a big week, but we sure enjoyed watching Emily show us everything she's been learning. Good stuff, bring on the holidays!