Last night was Jade's first Winter concert. It was much like the one we went to the night before for Leesha. The band and orchestra play and the choirs sing, Christmas songs. I always enjoy Buchanan's because at the end they do like a grand finale sing along with everybody! (audience included) I am amazed that they are still able to sing Joy to the World and O Come All Ye Faithful and other songs that are about Jesus Christ's birth. It was very touching to look around the school gym and see so many people singing, "O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord". We were not in church, we were at the public school. I wonder how many people realize what they are singing, or if they have just heard these songs play on the radio or whatever and just sing along not knowing, not realizing that they are singing about praising and rejoicing over Jesus Christ. It's rather amusing when I think about it!
Alta didn't have the sing along but the choirs were more entertaining this year than Buchanan's. Jade had to push the marimba back to the Alta band room, from the Buchanan gym, in the rain! She was soaking wet when we picked her up.
This morning is Zack's Winter program. His class has learned the Mexican Hat dance and another song that I can't spell. He has asked me for over a week to let him stay home today, because he didn't want to dance. They are all partnered up and his partner changed on Monday now he is with Dulce. Dulce keeps passing him notes in class and "driving him crazy" as he says! lol!
Naissa is going back to school today, I assume, she is not awake yet. She was doing better last night. It's show and tell day...maybe she'll share her new silver teeth! lol!! It's also early release day! My favorite day of the week, besides Friday of course! Only 3 more days of school, counting today, until vacation!
I am going to pick up our Christmas pictures today! I'm hoping they turned out, it's hard to really tell when you order them online. I realized this last week that a lot of people don't know we moved and those that do, don't have our new address!

LATER:
Zack had his Winter program this morning. He didn't dance with Dulce after all. He was back with his original partner. They sang America the Beautiful, Feliz Navidad, Dale Dale (sp?) and then danced the Mexican Hat Dance. After the danced the Mexican Hat Dance with their partners, they each went down into the audience and grabbed a family member (Zack grabbed me) and we ALL danced the Mexican Hat Dance!! It was fun!