.christmas all over the world.

i’m sitting in the airport waiting for my flight to tokyo, so i thought now would be the perfect time to talk about the christmas concert last night.. they did so well!! the kids and teachers had to get there about an hour early to organize ourselves backstage while the preschool through kindergarten performed their program. the kids were excited and very cute all dressed up!

the third graders got to wear their gorgeous kimonos since they were singing about japan

how adorable.

the fourth graders..

half of each class comes in on each side of the stage.. i stayed with my group one kids since i stayed with my group two kids backstage.. i’m making sure to spread the love :) my group one kids were monica, jed, karen, noa, momoco, and sam. they were soooo hilarious right before the music started and they had to walk on stage.. they started grabbing me saying how nervous they were. dad.. think of when we coached softball and there was that thunderstorm.. they were JUST like that :) once they went on stage, though, they were fine. luckily i was with the group one kids because while they were singing the first song, sam started coughing weird and then he ran off stage because he felt sick.. he ended up puking in the bathroom but he was *this close* to puking on stage.. praise the lord he didn’t!! the videos i took are too long to upload (but trust me.. they were adorable!), but i have some pictures!

the beginning song

jed with his water hands

speaking parts after their song

finale

the concert went really well and i’m very proud of our music teacher!! it was nice to see most of the parents after the concert.. even though i can’t communicate with most of them, i can at least smile and say hello! i’m going to miss my kids over the break!! but it will definitely be nice to go home and spend the holidays with my family and friends.. i miss them too!!