Christmas Program and Live Nativity

Ainsley had her Christmas program on Thursday and I charged the camera battery and forgot it in the wall :o(. Sarah took some pics, so I’ll upload them later. She looked great and did a good job with the movements, but forgot about the singing part, which is so funny because we’ve been hearing the songs for several weeks! I suppose part of it is her age because a year seems to make all the difference.
Last year, Reggie didn’t do much participating in his Christmas program and this year, he sang and moved!!! He still looked a little uncomfortable at times, but WOW, he did such an amazing job :o). He was pretty proud of himself afterward (probably because we were clapping so loud and cheering for him). It was really cute when we got in the car and Ainsley leaned over and said, “you did a weally good job singing Reggie.”

Here's a video:

After that, we decided on the fly to check out the live nativity that is at a church just down the street. I was excited because there appeared to be no line. As soon as we drove up into the parking lot, we realized we were going to be there for awhile. Since we were parked most of the time or moving very slowly, we let the kids get out of their seats and I think they actually enjoyed waiting. Moving all around the car and sitting in the front seat is REALLY cool. There were 6 scenes in the nativity and the kids were glued to each station. Reggie thought it was the neatest show ever! Ainsley just wanted to see baby Jesus! I’m glad we stayed out a little past bedtime because it was a good reminder of what the holidays are really about :o).