We found out a couple of weeks ago that Caleb had been assigned a speaking role in the daycare's annual Christmas program. I cringed inside, but took advantage of the advance notice to prepare him for the fact that there would be a lot of people and a lot of cameras. I was hoping that we wouldn't have a repeat of the Jitterbugs incident or even the Christmas program of 2009 or, for that matter, the Christmas program of 2008. (Obviously, we haven't had a lot of luck with Caleb being on stage.)
This morning on the way to daycare, Caleb told Rudy that he was ready for the whole thing to be over with. Bless his heart.
And, now, I present to you the Christmas program of 2010:
Caleb was absolutely adorable in his crooked little crown, rope-tied robe and tennis shoes. He carried that gold box like it was the greatest thing ever. He was so excited that he even took off down the aisle too early. Ms. Elizabeth headed him off at the pass, turned him around and took him back where he was supposed to be. It didn't phase him, though. He stood back there and waited for his cue and did it again. And he did it without any hint of apprehension. He was so proud of himself and we must've told him a million times tonight how proud we are of him. Whew...glad we survived that.
There are lots of picture on Shutterfly of the program and the Christmas party that followed it. You might notice that Nola is suspiciously absent from this event. That's because she was at home. She was supposed to be an elf, pushed along in the daycare stroller, leading the way for Santa Claus at the end of the program. But a mild case of pink eye kept her (and me) home from school today. Nana came over and watched her so Rudy and I could go to the program. I was sad when the stroller went by with that empty seat, but there was just no way we could take her. I guess we'll see how she does next year when she's an angel in the program and she walks down the aisle with her class. (Hard to believe, isn't it?)
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