Tuesday night was G's last Christmas concert with The Clubhouse family. It was held at a new location this year (a renovated church, which has become a venue for events), and I was walked out I thought to myself how pretty it will be next year...and then it hit me that this was his last Christmas concert! Once the kids move to elementary school, they shy away from holiday concerts, and plan for just one concert per grade, throughout the year.
It's been fun watching him progress for these shows, throughout the years. This year, he actually knew the words to the songs...and could sing them, in tune! Grandma Karen and Grandpa Doug joined us, so G had quite the cheering section.
The concert lasted maybe seven minutes (only four songs were partially sung), and then when Santa came down the aisle, everything stopped, and the kids were immediately only interested in seeing The Man in Red. Since this is our 3rd year of Christmas concerts, we were well aware that chaos would ensue when Santa Claus showed up!
G waited very patiently in line to see Santa. When he hopped up on Santa's lap, I heard Santa exclaim, "Wow, you've gotten so much bigger since last year!" Now, I don't know if Santa has a good memory, or if this is just something nice that he says to all of the kids... The ex-director of The Clubhouse was there, helping out, and I heard her say, "He really has grown a lot since last year!" So...maybe the comment was G-specific!
After we chatted with Santa, and the kiddos enjoyed a post-concert cookie, we headed to Carbone's for dinner, and...face painting! That's just what we do on Tuesday nights. They know us there, so it's an easy thing to do as a family since Tuesday nights are so busy (did I mention that Ava had her baton class right before G's Christmas concert? Busy!)
The rest of the week was super busy...the evenings were full of fun activities, and before we knew it, the weekend was here. It's been a low(er) key weekend...Scott and G went Christmas shopping yesterday morning, which gave Ava some quiet time to finish up her homework for the week. I worked on straightening up the house, and getting things back under control (a bit.)
Today, my mom is coming over and we're going to make four different kinds of Christmas treats. At the same time, my dad and Scott will be working on some stuff in the basement, making progress on the finishing project. Should be a great, sunny Sunday!
It's been fun watching him progress for these shows, throughout the years. This year, he actually knew the words to the songs...and could sing them, in tune! Grandma Karen and Grandpa Doug joined us, so G had quite the cheering section.
Scott and I, patiently waiting for the show to begin...
After we chatted with Santa, and the kiddos enjoyed a post-concert cookie, we headed to Carbone's for dinner, and...face painting! That's just what we do on Tuesday nights. They know us there, so it's an easy thing to do as a family since Tuesday nights are so busy (did I mention that Ava had her baton class right before G's Christmas concert? Busy!)
The rest of the week was super busy...the evenings were full of fun activities, and before we knew it, the weekend was here. It's been a low(er) key weekend...Scott and G went Christmas shopping yesterday morning, which gave Ava some quiet time to finish up her homework for the week. I worked on straightening up the house, and getting things back under control (a bit.)
Today, my mom is coming over and we're going to make four different kinds of Christmas treats. At the same time, my dad and Scott will be working on some stuff in the basement, making progress on the finishing project. Should be a great, sunny Sunday!
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