Tonight was the Christmas program at the elementary. The boys have only been in school 3 days and we decided that we wouldn't put them in the program as they hadn't learned all the songs and let's face it a crowd that large is scary to a lot of kids although the boys seem to have a "no fear" policy at this stage.
We did take them to watch their classmates. They were both so excited to see their new friends up front singing and then to see their teachers from across the gym that they were literally crawling all over Mike, Sydney, me and thank goodness Donna and Ron Riley were in front of us because I know they got kicked, patted and poked for the entire time.
It was such a thrill to them to see people they knew and point them out. When Lucas' classmates waved at him from across the gym he was over the moon. Telling us, "Friends, my friends, yeah my friends." It's always hard to tell but I don't think it ever crossed their minds that they could be missing out on something. What we also were treated to was that the boys knew some of the songs and sang along from the crowd, which again we are very grateful for the people surrounding us as they handled it better than some might. They knew the songs partly in English some in Tagalog and as Lucas has started teaching us, some Vasaya.
That's great that they are enjoying school (and you might be getting a little much needed rest while they are gone, right?)
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