We went to Isabella's first Christmas program at her school. The Busy Bees class was singing "Come On Ring Those Bells." I found out it was this song a few weeks ago when Izzy started singing it as she was playing. I grew up singing that song at my programs, so I started singing with her. She looked at me like, "How do you know that song, Mommy?" Anyway, I think she thought that was pretty stinking cool that we could sing and practice together at home, so that is just what we did. We were ready for the big night.
This is the way it went down. We brought her home, got her all dressed up, ate dinner and lugged her back to school. She was a bit confused that we were taking her back to school so late at night. We dropped her off with her class and made our way into the sanctuary and joined other obnoxious camera taking parents. Aunt Roni was there to help with crowd control and taking more pictures:) The 14 kids came in with bells tied around their wrists (precious) and got all set up on teh stage. The looked so big and cute. The music began and they started to sing...then, what we knew would happen did. Izzy turned on the water works. I felt horrible for her. She has a problem with social singing! This kid cries when a group of people start singing...birthday parties, anything like that. It is so sad. poor kid. All I wanted to do wwas run up there adn sing with her, just as we had practiced (so loudly) at home. I asked the teachers earlier if she was signing well at practices adn they siad she was the best one! That's right. So, why is this a problem....stage fright, everyone staring at her? Don't know. So, for the rest of the song, she cried. After it was all done, they joined their parents. I told her she did such a fab job and hugged her and she turned and looked at me and she said shrugged her shoulders and said, "I cried." No regrets, it was a matter of fact statement. I asked why adn she said, I don't know, I cried." Later, one of the parnets told her good job and she shrugged it up again adn said, "I cried." Okay, yes you did. Next.
All in all, we are still so proud of her. She is still singing the song and ringing her bell, even slept with it last night. I love this kid. We have some video and I think Roni might have gotten a few more better pcitures then we did, so more to come maybe.
These last two pictures are of her waiting in line to see Santa. Yes, we did it...he made a surprise visit at her program. (We know who the real Santa is.) He did no justice...no real beard, etc. You can see her little bell around her wrist.
