Singing Their Hearts Out

Last weekend the kids were in the Christmas Cantata at church.  They've been working on this music for a few months and I was really pleased that they enjoyed being in the children's choir.  Jacob loves to sing, and Merrilee does too, but she's a much better reader, so their teacher Ms. Andrea gave them appropriate assignments.  Jacob had a solo in The Friendly Beasts... "I, said the donkey, shaggy and brown".  Merrilee was a narrator for the cantata and did a beautiful job, reading with enthusiasm and expression.  Katie Mei hadn't been going to practices on Sunday nights, but had learned some of the songs in her Pioneer Clubs class.  She's really not much of a group performer, and would probably have preferred to just lay low and stay in the pews with us.  But we made her get up there and at least stay with her group.  She did pretty well.  She didn't fall over the communion rail and bust her head like I expected her to (although one of our little friends did~glad he was okay, Mindy!).

Enjoy the photos and videos of our Christmas Kids!