Holiday Concert

Today Gina and Andrew had a choir concert. Gina participated in this choir last year and really enjoyed it. Andrew also seemed interested and was willing to give it a try. There were weeks he was reluctant to go but afterward, he always said it was fun. A week before the performance he was very unsure that he wanted to sing in front of so many people, but with the promise of a Bionicle lego kit, he was ready for the challenge. After the last practice, their teacher Juliette told me not to expect too much from Andrew as he tends to be very quiet and hide behind Gina. For the performance though he did great. There were certainly times he seemed to more mouthing the words than singing, but he did sing and participate. It was fun to watch.

The big surprise was Gina. Towards the end of the performance she got up the microphone by herself and started singing the beginning of Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer. It was something they put together at the very last practice. Juliette asked if anyone knew the words, and only Gina volunteered. I was definitely proud that she had decided to it, though she was very shy about it afterward.