Eden's Preschool Christmas Program

This is ridiculously late, but better now than never!  Eden took part in her preschool Christmas program last Christmas and it was wonderful and so was she.  She marched into the auditorium in her pretty red Christmas dress, so excited to take part in the program!

The children started with a song, which Eden led out on -- all the other children following along.  The theme of the program was that the night Jesus was born was "a night like no other" and each child learned a specific line along that theme.  Eden's was, "It was a night like no other for shepherds and their sheep."  She spoke her line very clearly right into the microphone!

They sang several songs, and, my favorite, they formed a bell choir!  Each child had a differently colored bell, and the teacher held up cards corresponding to those colors.  When the teacher held up your color, you rang your bell!  They played "Silent Night" and did a really amazing job!  All the kids were so serious and so concentrated on their teacher -- it was delightful.

 

From the Past

I found this trio of pictures today while looking through an old album.

Z and Eden Quotables, ages 8 and 4

Eden: Wuffta! [As in the Scandinavian exclamation]

.....

[Z and Eden received stickerbooks in the mail, a Star Wars one for Z, a wedding dress-up one for Eden.  They got competitive quickly.]

Z: You don't have a light saber.

Eden: You don't have a red dress.

Z: You don't have a smuggler's helmet.

Eden: You don't have a gloss of lipstick.

Z: You don't have a bunch of first-order freaks.

.....

[Z is particularly obsessed about the seventh Star Wars movie and is already dreaming about the eighth.]

Z: What do you think the new Star Wars movie will be called?

Eden: Avenger.

Daddy: Triumph of the Wookies.

Christina: The Force Hits the Snooze Button.

Z: Why!?  Am I the only one who's going to call it a sensible name!?

From the Past

Lisa just sent me this old video of Eden.  Isn't she the sweetest, most solemn little baby??

Church Christmas Program

We had our Christmas program at church this past Sunday.  Z was Joseph and Eden was an angel.  They both did a great job speaking their lines.  I could hear Eden clear as a bell say, "Glory to God in the highest!" and she led all the children in singing "Joy to the World."  They're the sweetest!

The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg

Z was in another play this year.  He was the king in The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg.  The video has all three plays from his class, but Z's is the first one.

Overheard

We had a movie night tonight.  Eden wanted to watch the most recent version of Cinderella and Z wanted to watch The Empire Strikes Back.  We put the names in a bowl and Nathan drew one out -- Cinderella!  Z wasn't very happy about it, but was a good sport overall and watched the movie with Eden and me.  At one point the prince's father is dying, and the prince is by his side.  As they have a heartfelt and loving last conversation Z says, "Great.  We should have watched The Empire Strikes Back because now I'm crying.  Thanks a lot, movie!"

As Z and Eden were getting ready for bed tonight Z was talking about the Hulk.
Eden:  Z, you should think about real life!
Z:  Real life is boring.