Sunshine

On John's first day of school, he came home and told us "We are going to have a music concert in June!"  (check out First Day of First Grade).  Well he was wrong, the concert wasn't in June, it was in January!  The concert was on Friday.  John has been talking about the concert for weeks now.  And I was very excited to see him perform.

Grandma was going to join me at the concert, but Daddy wasn't going to make it since the concert fell on a Friday.  But in a last minute maneuver, Daddy was able to get off.  We told John that Daddy wouldn't be able to make it so that it would be a nice surprise.  Grandma, Daddy and I met at the school and found seats inside the cafeteria.  John was all smiles when he saw us.  At that time, I thought he saw Daddy but we found out later that he didn't know Daddy was there until the end of the show.

The show started with the pledge of allegiance and then the singing of the Star Spangled Banner.  The first song the kids sang was "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows."  I got videos of all the songs.  (As a disclaimer, I took the video with my phone, so it is not great quality and you see a lot of peoples heads.  John is right in the middle of the screen.  He is wearing a blue long sleeved shirt and khaki pants.)

  
Next was "On the Sunny Side of the Street."  John has been singing this song for weeks.  He even sang it for Grandma at dinner one night.

The next song was "You are the Sunshine of my Life." 

The next two songs, I recorded in one video.  They sang "Why does the Sun Shine?" and "Why does the Sun Really Shine?"  Clearly these were the kids favorite songs to sing.  John and his classmates really got into all their dance moves.  I am impressed that they were able to sing all the words to these songs.  I am not sure I could remember "the sun is a miasma of incandescent plasma."

They finished off the show with "Walkin' On Sunshine." 

John and all the first graders at MFA did an awesome job at their concert.  I am very impressed and proud of my little man.

The whole thing

Since John started first grade, Daddy drops off Gillian at school every day except for Wednesday. Daddy told me his secret to a successful drop off. They listen to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse radio on Pandora in the car on the way to school. I took Gillian to school on Monday (because Daddy wasn't feeling so good) and we listened to the Mickey Mouse station on the way. As we pillows in the driveway for school, Gillian said "U want to hear the whole song!"  And we had to sit in the car until that song was over. Today I picked her up from school. About a block from our house "Five little monkeys jumping on the bed" came on. Again as I pulled in our driveway Gillian said "I want to hear the whole song!"  And we sat in the car until the song was over. I love that she wants to hear the music but one of these days I'm not going to have time to sit and the car and sing along with her. But for now I'm enjoying my time with my favorite little lady. 

Excuse me

At dinner tonight, Daddy and I were talking but Gillian was trying to get Daddy's attention. "Excuse me. Daddy, excuse me.  Daddy.  Daddy.  Daddy.  Excuse me." Finally Daddy stopped to ask Gillian what she needed. She said "I have more broccoli?" You can't say no to that request. Daddy gave her more broccoli and she said "It looks like trees! I a giant. I eat trees!"

Also at dinner tonight, John asked us "Do you want me to sing a song I learned in music class?"  Again, how do you say no to that?

John sang his song.  When he was done, he said "Normally I end it like this."  And he dramatically put his hands out to his side. Then he said "The teacher doesn't complain when I do it."  So Daddy said, "Then keep doing it."  Gillian listened to John sing and then said "I sing ABCs."  And she made me record her singing too.  And for the record, I have no idea what she says at the end of the video.