The Children's Christmas Program

After we went to A Walk thru Bethlehem (previous post), we went to Carrabas. We won a gift certificate in a "Dirty Santa" game last night. And with Mason's spaghetti, came a BIG meatball. I wish I could have really captured his face when he saw it and picked it up. His eyes were as big as his fists. And that little fellow ate the whole thing and then started on Ashley's.

After lunch we went home for 40 minutes and then had to turn back around and come to church again for the Children's Christmas program. On the way, I asked my kids to sing really pretty for me and I was informed that they were NOT going to sing. And that they would only sing if it was just the three of them. Little boogers!!! Anyway we got there and I did my part just fine. I read a story with a Lion puppet to the kids. Then it was time for my kids to come up. Ashley and Mason went on stage, but Austin did not.

Unfortunately, they were WAY on the LEFT side sitting down behind people, so I couldn't really see them. After the first song, I guess Austin decided he did want to be up there, so Greg snuck him up there. But he just sat with his back facing the audience and watched the little older kids sing. It was still cute to hear all of them and see them. They sang Amy Grant's, A Night Before Christmas.

After they sang the 3rd thru 6th graders got up on the stage and sang. It was so SO beautiful that I cried! I don't know the songs they sang, but 4 of them played the violin. It was just so moving! I was impressed to hear harmony with the instruments. And the rest of them performed sign language with the song. It was orchestrated so nicely and the kids rotated without being a distraction so everyone had a chance to be in the front. It was truly amazing. I wish you could have been there.

But then Greg came and got me and told me Ashley was sick. So I had to leave early and miss the rest of the program. But what I did hear was so wonderful, it just didn't matter that I had to go.