Holiday Recital 2011

Claire and Will's school held their holiday recital on the 16th.  Will's class performed to "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", wearing Santa hats and shaking little bells.  Will wasn't too sure what to think about the crowd, but at least he didn't melt down!  (Sorry about the photo quality - I had to zoom in, and then I cropped out the other children.)



Claire's class performed to "Jingle Bell Rock", and she was super excited, although this photo might make it seem otherwise:



She did a great job with the choreography - one of the best, in our opinion.  :)  A couple of weeks before the show, we were trying to figure out which song they would be performing to, and Robert just started listing off random Christmas song.  When he said "Jingle Bell Rock", she said "That's it!  That's it!"  She practiced a lot at home.  :)

We have a video of her re-enacting her performance during Christmas at Ma & Bob's house.  Our favorite part is towards the end, when she gets down on her knees, holds out her arms, wiggles her hands, and exclaims "Merry Christmas Everyone!!!"  It's near the 2 minute mark.

The boy loves his bath

Will loves bath time - it's his favorite part of the day. He starts getting excited when he hears the water running and we start to undress him. Even if he's a little fussy, he calms down as soon as he hits the water - and cries whenever I take him out.

Such a happy boy!

A video for the grandparents:

Claire's Holiday Recital - Video

Here is a video of Claire's performance. The funniest part is just a few seconds in when she spots Robert and me sitting in the audience.




For a higher quality version, click here.

Bathtime

This is what Claire's playtime after her bath is like just about every night. I managed to get lots of good buh-buh-buhs and raspberries. The long beep at the end is the oven timer going off. :) Girl loves playing in the water!

(Press the play button at the bottom of the picture - you may need to turn up the volume on your computer to hear her.)

First Solid Food - Video