we went to our ward christmas party which was a dinner and a talent show.i thought it would be adorable to have my little girls perform something but i was worried they would get stage fright so i decided to sing just in case they would freeze up once on stage. the only problem with this is that i don’t sing. not in front of people anyway. the last time i sang a solo was in 5th grade for my brother’s farewell(he was about to leave on a LDS mission), which i did horribly and cried in the middle of it to the very end partly because i was sad to see him leave, and partly because i sucked and i knew it. so if it wasn’t for my kids, and my goal to face my fears, i would’ve never done it. up to the last 10 mins. i was debating whether to do it or not but then i thought what’s the worst that could happen and just did it. i sang to the song let it snow since it’s upbeat so the kids could dance to it but mostly because it’s short. well, to our surprise not only did they dance the whole time i sang, they stayed up on the stage the rest of the talent show and danced to every performance after that. at the end of each performance when people clapped, adi just stood there with her chin down but her eyes up and sparkling as she smiled coyly at everyone while she believed they were clapping for her.
boy, did she love the attention! and nope, it doesn’t stop there, when the show was all over, adalie wanted to sing.
“daddy, why is everyone getting up and leaving?”
“oh, they’re just getting up to clean up the tables. you can still sing adi, they’re not leaving yet.”
“it’s okay daddy, i’ll just wait ’till they’re done cleaning and they sit back down.”
“daddy, why is everyone getting up and leaving?”
“oh, they’re just getting up to clean up the tables. you can still sing adi, they’re not leaving yet.”
“it’s okay daddy, i’ll just wait ’till they’re done cleaning and they sit back down.”
but people didn’t sit back down which made adalie really really sad.
above picture is of her watching people clean up, waiting for them to sit down so she could sing. so we learned something new that night. not only do they not get stage fright WHATSOEVER,
they’re these attention loving/seeking little performers at heart.
they can’t wait ’till next year’s talent show.
above picture is of her watching people clean up, waiting for them to sit down so she could sing. so we learned something new that night. not only do they not get stage fright WHATSOEVER,
they’re these attention loving/seeking little performers at heart.
they can’t wait ’till next year’s talent show.
p.s to my dear husband: if you upload the video, i will kill you. nothing but peace & love, wifey.
janie says
jay, i say the risk is worth takin'. post it.
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