Kindergarten Concert

Annabelle has been looking forward to the Kindergarten concert for weeks. It's been completely maddening because she has been talking a lot about it but never really giving any details! Every time I would ask her a question about the show, she would tell me, "it's a big surprise" and nothing more. Once, she mentioned that they got to practice on stage but when I asked what they had practiced, I got the usual brush off. Who knew she was so good at keeping secrets? I did find out, however, (from her friend) that they were performing several songs, including jingle bells.

Well, the big day finally arrived and Annabelle was very excited. The show was made up of all 4 kindergarten classes so there were about 100 kids on stage. The music teacher did a phenomenal job of keeping all the children in sync! The concert was adorable and the kids did a great job... and they did indeed perform jingles bells, amongst a few others that they had been learning in music class. But the BIG SURPRISE was that Annabelle had been one of the few chosen to play an instrument- I had absolutely no idea she would be playing the maracas for one of the songs!

Here are a few pictures from concert day:

Annabelle's class- before the show (photo stolen from one of the other moms)

On stage, waiting for the concert to start!

Patiently waiting for her big debut!

Showing off her maraca skills!

Oh Boy!

That little waving hand cracks me up... It's like the baby is trying to say hello!

So we had another ultrasound yesterday and everything looks great- phew! Baby is right on track for growth, etc. Oh, and if it wasn't obvious from the post title, it's a BOY! He is expected around June 10.

The kids were very excited to find out what we are having. As I'm sure I've mentioned before, Jack wanted a boy, Annabelle a girl. Jack was pretty thrilled when I told him we are having a boy, Annabelle, not so much. Her initial reaction was less than favorable... She immediately started screaming, "NO!" "I WANTED A GIRL!!" "I WANTED A GIRL!" then she proceeded to push Jack, who was trying to make her feel better, and punch him in the nose! I was so pleased I told her directly after school, whilst still in the schoolyard, so everyone could see how happy she was to have a new brother. Not.

By the time we got home, she realized how ridiculous she was being and apologized for acting crazy. She also told me, several times, that she is happy that the baby is a boy. I'm guessing that she became upset initially because Jack got what he wanted and she didn't... Everything is a competition with her and apparently, he won this one!

Concentration

Good old Santa brought these Vtech computers for Annabelle and Jack. They haven't had much use until today- I guess it took them this long to burn through all their other loot- but they sure are making up for lost time! Both kids started playing this morning before school and have been sat here since retuning home from school, almost 2 hours ago! I wonder how long this will last...

Also, random thing: today Jack told me that he wants the new baby to be a girl! I'm pretty shocked about that- he was holding strong, wishing for a boy, for weeks and now this sudden change... I'm guessing Annabelle might be behind this.

Something is Missing?

Looks like the tooth fairy will be making a visit to our house... Annabelle lost her first tooth today!