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I'm sorry that we couldn't get a good picture of this momentous event. This is as good as it gets.

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Joe had his first ever Christmas Concert at school. He sang beautifully (we think) and was very animated with all of the motions to the song "Ring a Little Bell." He will treat any of you to a mini concert if we see you over Christmas. He was a little distracted by his teacher playing the violin off to the left. Joe is in the front row with the vest with the light blue shirt underneath.
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After they sang once, they changed into their costumes for the Nativity play. His class dressed up as the animals. We got some more use out of his Halloween costume - he was the horse. The costume got some giggles and I was introduced more than once that night as "the horse's mom."

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One of the middle school kids played the bagpipes at the end and did a beautiful job. However, if you've ever heard a bagpipe, especially indoors, you know that they are VERY loud. All of the little ones covered their ears for the song. My favorite is the little sheep next to Joe who is covering his costume ears!
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Finally, to end the concert, Daddy was standing near the door trying to video tape. Luke was standing nearby and apparently got a little bored. He found the light switch and flipped it. All of the overhead lights went off and only the Christmas tree and classroom lights were on. It was kind of pretty and some people thought it was part of the program since it happened at the very end of the last song. I was mortified, especially when we realized that they’re the kind of lights that need 5 minutes to “warm up.”
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Totally unrelated to Christmas:
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Andrew loves his sink baths. "Ohhh! I love bathtime!"
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Ha ha! Can't get enough of being naked!
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No!! Put that plug back in!