Jake starred in two Christmas programs this year….well, maybe not starred, but he did look awfully cute on stage both times. Our church had the kids act out the Christmas story a couple of Sundays ago and the 3 and 4 year olds were the barn animals for the performance. I help teach the 3 year olds and back in November the guy in charge of the music for the show came to Bible class to work on the songs with the kids. He had four songs for them to learn, and I kind of raised my eyebrows, and he said, "don't worry, I wrote all of the words out on cue cards!" Our friend Greg kindly reminded the man that 3 year olds don't read so that wouldn't help much :) He soon decided that they would just sing one verse of "Away in the Manger." At the rehearsal our children's minister, Von, wanted the pre-school kids to sing their song and then all kneel around the Baby Jesus in the manger while the rest of the performance went on for another 10 minutes. Well, they sang their verse and then proceeded to stand by the manger for awhile and then they got bored and decided to have a hay fight. Jake started dancing in the middle of the stage and his little friend Kylie started playing with the baby Jesus doll. After that rehearsal, Von soon decided that the kids would sing their song and then quickly exit the stage. That plan worked! The kids sang "Away in the Manger" with cute hand motions, got lots of applause, and then re-joined the audience. Everyone was happy, and Jake made such a cute little sheep!
He also performed at his pre-school, Woods Edge's Christmas program. His class sang "We Wish you a Merry Christmas," and he did a great job! I was proud of him for singing in both of the programs. I think he had fun, and he's been serenading us with both songs all month long.
He really did smile and have fun although you can't tell by this picture :)
JoJo came and gave him a big hug after his performance
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