Christmas Program Meltdown

Andrew has his first Christmas program at preschool today. Grammy came - we had the cameras charged and ready - Andrew had practiced jingle bells every night and boy was I excited. He even bows at the end and says “thank you” – SO adorable! I made to dress him in winter-wear with Carter matching.

Well….we got there and Grammy and I sat down in the tiny chairs in the back. I had told my mom that the teacher said the other children took care of Andrew because he is littler than them. I imagined him just younger, but really he is A LOT littler then them. My mom couldn’t find him amidst the group of oh so tall preschoolers and there he was in the middle in all his tiny glory. He sure looked cute! No wonder the other kids like to take care of him. Who wouldn’t?!

All was well until Andrew spotted us. He left his spot in the group and came back to see Grammy. Then…..he saw the cars. A sibling of another child had brought in a handful of toy cars and Andrew wanted them. He started crying and crawled under the table. There was no convincing him to participate. He also has a cold so he was not feeling well. None of the aids could get him to go sing…not even for jingle bells. Ah – what do you do. I made sure to video the other children singing and Andrew crying under the table. We left before storytime started and took him home. Maybe next year, right!?

I am sad to say I didn’t get any pictures of him in his class so I had him hold some bells at home and took his picture. Good thing he is cute!!!