After work this evening, my husband and I got the opportunity to go to our nephew’s preschool/kindergarten Christmas pageant. We were fortunate to sit in the very first row and I just did my best to be in the moment and to observe as much as possible. Some of the lesson I learned are:
- When you have done a good job, don’t be afraid to clap for yourself – you deserve it
- If the mood strikes, it is OK to cry in front of a large group of onlookers
- You are never to old to want your mommy
- When you make a mistake, make it loud, and make it look like you are having a blast while doing it
- Always be ready for the paparazzi, because you NEVER know who will want to take your picture
- If you are assigned the role of pageant donkey, and you don’t want to wear your donkey ears, you don’t have to
- If you have to take a potty break in the middle of your performance – the show will go on, even if you do run to the potty
- Take every opportunity to flirt with your cute neighbor (even if she happens to be a cute little cow)
- Only you can know when you have hit your limit. When you are done, know it, and accept it. Even if that means you are stripping your costume off in the middle of the pageant floor, while walking back to your classroom.
Thank you, Morgan!!! We had such a good time this evening, and you are just growing up soooo quickly!!! I hope that we have many more opportunities to share memories with you!! Thank you for the lessons!! Auntie Chrissy loves you!!!
Have a FABULOUS evening!
Chrissie…that was fantastic and was this all Morgan?
These lessons came from watching all of the kids, EXCEPT for the last 4 lessons – those were ALL MORGAN!!!
He was a little donkey, but had decided there was no way no how that he was going to wear his ears, he was flirting with the little girl next to him that was dressed as a cute little cow.
Oh, at one point Morgan disappeared and then we saw one of the volunteers running him to the restroom right in the middle of one of their songs – too funny!!!
Finally, when everyone was excused to go back to their classroom to change out of their costumes, Morgan decided that he had had enough and stripped out of his costume right in the middle of the gymnasium floor with all of the other kids filing out around him!!!
Gotta love that awesome little man!!! 😉