"We wish you a Merry Christmas"
This is RKZ's first crack at taking video with our small digital camera, so please be merciful with your judgements. He took 2 videos and, although this is the one that is more "jumpy," The only thing to be seen in the other video is the very attractive back of another dad's head. Needless to say, this was one crowded Christmas pagent.
So, Buck's in this music class. There is a real competitive spirit to the infant/toddler music classes in Calgary, but I was ignorant of the drama. There is actually a word-of-mouth list of which is the best class to have your 4 - 30 month old stare at some very excited woman as she sings and mimes the actions to "Little White Duck" and "Were you ever in Quebec?". Go figure.
We chose the Suzuki class because it's in the same building as my Mom's Time Out work-out class and it's really close to our house. It's been fun and Buck loves it - but I don't see how there can be much variation on using shakers or xylophones and "stomping to the beat." But I digress. This Suzuki class comes with a Christmas musical pagent. We were asked to dress our toddlers in "festive holiday dress" and to show up 30 minutes early to line up with the kids and sing "Jingle Bells" (as we processed in), "Little Tommy Tucker" (as we stood on stage) and "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" (as we walked off). This video documents our walking off as well as the fact that an infant/toddler Christmas pagent is actually a mommy/daddy Christmas pagent.
We thought we'd get to leave right after our section (which was - thankfully - first), but the second that the "Twinkle" Class of 4 year old violinists began, we couldn't pull Buck away from the show. He would shriek with delight everytime the music began. Poor RKZ was ready to pass out with sheer boredom. His comment? "I couldn't sit through recitals like that for the rest of my life."
That is exactly how I feel about the 14-month hockey season. Give me an indoor violin concert over 3 hours in -20 anyday. I'm sure RKZ completely disagrees.
So, Buck's in this music class. There is a real competitive spirit to the infant/toddler music classes in Calgary, but I was ignorant of the drama. There is actually a word-of-mouth list of which is the best class to have your 4 - 30 month old stare at some very excited woman as she sings and mimes the actions to "Little White Duck" and "Were you ever in Quebec?". Go figure.
We chose the Suzuki class because it's in the same building as my Mom's Time Out work-out class and it's really close to our house. It's been fun and Buck loves it - but I don't see how there can be much variation on using shakers or xylophones and "stomping to the beat." But I digress. This Suzuki class comes with a Christmas musical pagent. We were asked to dress our toddlers in "festive holiday dress" and to show up 30 minutes early to line up with the kids and sing "Jingle Bells" (as we processed in), "Little Tommy Tucker" (as we stood on stage) and "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" (as we walked off). This video documents our walking off as well as the fact that an infant/toddler Christmas pagent is actually a mommy/daddy Christmas pagent.
We thought we'd get to leave right after our section (which was - thankfully - first), but the second that the "Twinkle" Class of 4 year old violinists began, we couldn't pull Buck away from the show. He would shriek with delight everytime the music began. Poor RKZ was ready to pass out with sheer boredom. His comment? "I couldn't sit through recitals like that for the rest of my life."
That is exactly how I feel about the 14-month hockey season. Give me an indoor violin concert over 3 hours in -20 anyday. I'm sure RKZ completely disagrees.
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