Another Christmas Activity. . . Check!

At Christmas time, I constantly feel as I am operating off of a mental checklist. Buy presents. .. Check! Wrap presents. . . Check! Put up tree. . .Check! Keep sane in light of insanity. . . Check?

So, I am always grateful to check items off of my list early. The boys school played a major role in accommodating this early checklist. Tonight, we attended both Andrew and Brendan's holiday concert.

You heard me-- it was Christmas the week before Thanksgiving. Honestly, what a relief! The concert sparked a little Christmas spirit in me as well.

Evan thought he would get in the spirit of dress up by donning the Indian headband he made in today's preschool class. (Ok- so he was probably the only person who was dressed with proper holiday etiquette in the whole building!)

Brendan's concert was first beginning at 5:30. I had lost the paper instructing the parents on how the kids were supposed to dress. Therefore, I operated from memory that I thought he should dress the opposite of Andrew. I dressed Brendan all in brown and decorated his head with a pair of antlers to look the part of a reindeer. When we got there, I noticed most of the other kids in his class looked like elves. Hmmm. . . . He didn't care! He proudly wore his antlers and sang his little heart out.

His program was so festive, and as I listening to all their young voices singing the first holiday song, I got a little misty-eyed just watching their pure joy and pride and singing. One song that made me smile discussed a Christmas SOS that may make you LOL. (Text language in a Christmas song??) Brendan did a great job!

Andrew's show began shortly after the end of Brendan's. I had to torture Andrew to force him to wear the elf hat before the program, yet as I walked him to his class ahead of time, he eagerly placed it on his head and was welcomed into the gamut of holiday elves waiting for him.

Andrew's show content expressed a unique idea: Santa's going green! All songs focused around the idea of Santa becoming more environmentally friendly. I found the lyrics both entertaining and timely. "Power to the People" was one song that focused on empowering people to become more concerned about their abilities to help the environment. It was truly great!

The kids both performed enthusiastically and with focused concentration. You can see from the look on Andrew's face that he wanted to perform with precision!

Another holiday activity checked off our list. Green elf hat. . . Check! Reindeer ears . . . check! One set of proud parents. . . Check!