A week ago, Devlin brought home the letter from school detailing this year's Kindergarten Christmas Assembly. It clearly stated that grandparents and younger siblings were welcome to attend. Since his grandparents were visiting, he issued the invite and half-heartedly suggested that Ceilidh could come too.
It was a bit crazy on the morning of the assembly. Between parents who slept in a little, children who woke up much too early, four adults trying to get dressed and breakfasts to be eaten, and one daddy who procrastinated (as usual), chaos reigned supreme. The only calm individual was Ceilidh, who was dressed and ready to go before anyone else. She had her hair combed and pinned with the Hello Kitty elastic, her pink pearl Hello Kitty jewellery adorned her arms, neck and fingers and Hello Kitty socks on her feet too. She waited patiently, and proceeded to put on her pink winter jacket and pick sparkly shoes when given the go-ahead. I swear she looked like a refugee from the land of Hello Kitty.
Anyways, the assembly was wonderful entertainment. It's great to watch children sing and dance with excited waves to family member. Before shyness and reservations set in, before it's "not cool" to sing with abandon, before it's embarrassing to wave to your parents. It was hilarious to watch some 35 kindergarten students of every race and ethnicity belt out tunes about Santa. Devlin's class is a great representation of how multi-cultural our society has truly become.
And there was Grandpa with his camera (mommy and daddy forgot their camera), and Grandma beaming and waving frantically.
Afterwards, there were crafts and activities for the children and parents. Ceilidh, apparently enjoyed it so much, she didn't want to go home!
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