Christmas Program
Well, no one got to see my cake, but they got to eat it, and Gracie was especially happy with that part.
When we came up stairs to the fellowship hall after the adorable program, the ladies had sliced the cake up and it was on plates. But, oh well, I snapped pictures, and I really wanted the practice.
Despite the threat for ice later, Gracie and I decided to go on and go to the program. It was cold, but there was no rain or ice or snow. She got fidgety during the nearly 2 hour program, but enjoyed it thoroughly. We have a singing group in our Church called the Ambassadors of Joy. There are 4 of them and they put on a 30 or so minute concert before the kids went on. Gracie enjoyed the music so much she got to clapping during one of the more spirited songs. This lead to everyone looking at us and smiling, and then they joined in. I guess Gracie's cuteness is contagious!
The kids went on next, and they were simply precious. You couldn't hear their lines very well, but most of the performance was singing, and they belted it out and danced and everything. I look forward to the days when Gracie is old enough to be in the church performance, or even on stage through school. Tonight's audience was packed with proud parents and grandparents.
After the show, we went up for treats. I limited Gracie to one slice of cake. Apparently who ever signed up to be Santa didn't show, but each kid that was there got more sugar in the form of a treat bag. Between the kids in the performance and kids in attendance, I would say there were around 30 all together. We have a small church, but with extended families and maybe neighbors and friends and such, there was a large crowd there. Plus, I have never been to the 8am service, so I am not sure how many people are in the pews at that awful hour of the morning.
Okay, I'd be more than ticked about the cake being sliced!!! Ugghhh! Hey, that's life though. I hate that they don't let kids Gracie's age be in the play. At our church (which is very small) and at Oak Grove, kids of all ages are involved in the play. At Oak Grove, the even kids that could just crawl were sheep and crawled around at the manger scene. We had a little one in our play this year that was an angel, but didn't have a speaking part. She sang in all the songs though.
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