Remember the elf shoes and hats? The concert at which they were to be worn was, in a word, NONCOMPLIANT. It turns out, not all 3 year olds want to do what you tell them. Go figure.
To make the night even more interesting, as I dropped James off (literally the MINUTE I dropped him off) one teacher was answering a phone call, grabbing her jacket and running out the door as her husband and child had been in a car accident in front of the school (note: everyone is ok now, but there was an ambulance and a visit to the ER). The other teacher watched her walk out the door, locked her panicked eyes with mine and it was over. I was the assistant for the rest of the night.
Incidents of noncompliance:
1. Most of the kids didn't want to wear the shoes
2. Only half wore their hats
3. The teachers put the hats on backwards
4. Their little feet kept sliding around in the shoes so we had to rip the bottom seam and put them on over their shoes
5. Several parents sent their kids in whatever clothes they happened to be wearing - not the "plain red or green shirts" they were asked to by the teachers. You know how that kind of thing bugs me.
6. Many kids just stared at me when I asked, "would you like to wear some elf shoes?" Just stared. No response at all. Not even a "no!" yelled in my face.
And as you will see in the following video..... not even the decorations were compliant. Also, James didn't utter a word through the whole show until the part where they say, "we're done!" He smiled like he was happy to be there, but not one word of either song. I think you'll be able to pick James out - he's the one that falls ONTO the stage at his entrance (of course!).
And now, two moments of actual compliance:
#1 This is James, apparently very excited that it's over, but see the kid next to him? Fingers in mouth? Looking very sad? He did NOT want to be there. At all. He came into the classroom, already crying asking for his daddy and he didn't stop through the whole show, BUT he immediately stuck out his feet and accepted his elf shoes, obediently wore the hat and held his jingle bells like it was his job.
#2 Molly sat on Uncle Kevin's lap the entire time, thumb in mouth, not a peep. Show ends and she's all smiles and charm.
1 comment:
I think James did a good job bending his knees in time with the music and waving his hands at the right time. Molly is the elf who belonged up on the stage. She sure is cute all the time.
James gets a gold star for his perforence & his Mom one for her assistance.
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