Zane had his first ever “school concert” this past week. It was unbelievably adorable. Just see for yourself!
Zane’s First Concert at Walpole Village School (Song #1) from Kelli Wilson on Vimeo.
Zane’s First Concert at Walpole Village School (Song #2) from Kelli Wilson on Vimeo.
“A portrait of my children once a week, every week, in 2014.”
Lillia: This week you have been in full-on Nutcracker rehearsal mode. You’ve had a rehearsal every day since Wednesday, and four performances scheduled for the weekend, including one tonight. I know you really enjoy doing these performances but I can tell that they take their toll on you, both physically and emotionally. You’ve been very tearful for the past couple of days, and things that wouldn’t normally bother you have really gotten under your skin. I know you will be okay, though, and I can’t wait to see you up on that stage tonight!
Zane: This week you had your first concert! Your preschool class performed three songs for what I thought was quite a large crowd (lots of parents, grandparents, family and friends in attendance). You were adorable. I really can’t express how cute you all were, and I am so impressed that you made it through the whole thing. You lost your place a few times, probably because you didn’t get to practice very much due to missing so much school, but you really looked like you were having a good time! I have some very cute pictures and videos of the show, which I will post soon.
“A portrait of my children once a week, every week, in 2014.”
Lillia: This week you went to the doctor for your annual check up. You are now 5′ 2 & 1/4″ tall! You are only 3/4 of an inch shorter than me now! You are in the 96th percentile for height, and your records show that you grew four and a quarter inches since your last appointment. No wonder why you have terrible growing pains all the time! I wonder how tall you will be when you grow up…You also had to get a vaccine but you were so brave , you didn’t even wince. You wore your sparkly band-aid as a badge of honor for the rest of the day.
Zane: This week you also went to the doctor for a check up. You are 38 inches tall, which puts you in the 46th percentile for height. In other words, you’re not the biggest guy! You were very relieved that you did not have to get any shots, as you described to me in detail how terrible it is to get poked in the thighs (they do vaccines in the thighs for little people because there’s more muscle there). Your development is right on schedule, as we already knew. You also finally made it back to school on Thursday after being gone for weeks. Between holidays, snow days, and illness, you hadn’t been to school since before Thanksgiving (only going twice a week makes it easy to miss a lot of days).
A few months ago I decided that this year I wanted my children to have a nativity that was artistic and beautiful, but also durable enough to be touched and played with. I looked around online and found many lovely nativity sets, but they were all upwards of $200-$300! Around the same time I started experimenting with making peg dolls for Zane’s nature table. I thought to myself, wouldn’t these peg dolls make an interesting nativity? One thing I don’t have is tons of cash, but I do have some free time (occasionally) and I love to make things, so I gave it a shot. I didn’t use any patterns; I just created their faces and clothes as I worked on each one. I’m so happy with the finished product, and I hope my children enjoy looking at it and playing with it for years to come. Right now we just have out the shepherds, Mary, Joseph, and the animals because, of course, baby Jesus has not been born yet. The wise men will come on Epiphany (January 6).
[Just a note: I did not make the wooden animals; the peg doll bodies came from ArtDexi.]
