The Christmas Pageant

Once a year there is a simply lovely Christmas Pageant at Saint Whotheheck.  

The gym is filled past capacity (don't tell the fire marshall) with parents and grandparents straining to see their little angels or choir members or this year their little Ebeneezer. 

It's warm (in a stifling hot sort of way)

And beautiful (in a elementary school gym sort of way)

And sometimes funny....like when the occasional first grader picks their nose on stage.

I really love this community of people who gather for the rituals our children are sharing.  The songs are all twists on the familiar and the message is always the same, "And unto them a Child was born...." 

Princess LuLu (my only child in the pageant this year because CoCo is too old and MiMi is too young) knocked em dead with her part. 

From the back row. 

On the highest riser. 

Behind a slightly taller kid....um, I couldn't actually see her. 

From there she was SPECTACULAR.  How do I know this? 

Because I'm her mother.

Merry Christmas interpeeps!

Comments

[The Eastsider]

It was awesome last night! And mine was not the first grader picking her nose! Sorry, we missed each other. Enjoy the snow day!

[AL]

I went to one of these events this week, where two of my great-nephews were participating. The little one (in pre-K) spent his entire time on stage working on a loose tooth. He really wanted that thing out!

[Sandra]

I absolutely believe that Lulu is capable of "emoting" from the back row behind a taller kid! I picture her giving her great smile over his shoulder, and charming everybody in the auditorium! And that's NOT just because I'm her Nana!