Ethan enjoyed much of the concert from his spot at the edge of the stage. He sat so quietly and was out of peoples sight lines, so I let him stay. A similar photo of him was published in our local paper.
Evelyn really wanted to perform a 'Snowflake' song she had made up. We let her perform to us after the concert.
During her classes presentation, she forgot to continue holding her "M" letter after she said her line :"M is for Mistletoe, but you can't kiss me!" She was constantly swaying and playing with her dress and her hair throughout the poem.A photo of her omission was also in our paper. The caption read "This year's annual Christmas Concert at Caslan School was filled with laughs. The young kindergarten student in the white dress was so happy to be on stage, she forgot to hold up her ornament with the letter 'M' on it. Instead of CHRISTMAS, Caslan School had 'CHRIST AS'. "
A little later, Ryan made a incognito appearance as a Santa Puppet. Ethan was instantly enthralled and scampered up on the stage for a closer look (as did one other little guy). He was being so quiet and, I felt, added to the wimsy of the skit that I let him stay. I figured me hauling him off stage would be more distracting! I never got a photo of that event, but the local paper did! The caption for this one read "A little boy jumps up on stage to see the hand puppet Santa Claus". The teacher standing next to Ethan is one of his favorite people. He calls her "Miss. 'lissa" and he is pretty much her tiny little boyfriend. (I hope her real BF doesn't mind too much!) Ethan runs and hugs her at every oppertunity and loves to cuddle with her. Whenever she visits, he monopoloizes her lap for a large portion of the visit, and will ask for her days later.So, of the 4 photos of the concert that were published, our kids were in 3 of them. While we are flattered, it's a wee bit awkward. What can I say? Our kids are very extroverted, gregarious, and they easily steal a scene!
The kids friend Lauren spent the day with us before the concert. She and Ethan went to playgroup and had a great day together. Her Mom (Rachelle) is a teacher at Caslan, so Lauren was able to meet her Mom for the concert and spend some time with her Mom's students.
I love how Ethan is looking at Evelyn in the pic on the right. He certainly looks up to her! His smile in the middle photo could not possibly get any bigger!
3 comments:
Great pictures! It sounds like everyone really enjoyed themselves. Those articles are wonderful keepsakes of your time in Caslan. The Cracknells are STARS!! :D
Letting Ethan stay when he was so quiet was a wise move. It's interesting that he like to be right in there where the action is!
Lovely pictures.
HAHA- well how can the camera disagree with such CUTENESS?!
That's awesome. I really like Evelyns dress.
Ryan actually bought her that dress when he went to Arizona last year. It is sleeveless, but we layered it over a long sleeve shirt. It worked out well for the winter. The butterfly pin was a gift from her Oma (my mother) and she wanted to add it to the bow.
I think part of why Ethan felt so comfortable on stage was that he is so comfortable around his Miss.'lissa. And, he could recognize his Fathers voice behind the curtain!
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