This past Saturday was the annual school concert at our kids school.
First up was the Grasshopper Class that (technically*) is the girls’ class. I was front and center and got quite a fright when they came out as they looked so much alike. It probably also has to do with the fact that they were wearing something I hadn’t seen them in before. For a moment I realised what it must be like for people that don’t know them well to see them, even though they are never dressed the same.
What was the first thing they both did? Look for their Dad. Bless.
In general it was a vast improvement from last year when Mignon was really under the weather and they were just too small to understand the whole thing. They looked like they were having fun and actually participated beautifully!
After their songs they were herded off the stage, only to come right back out and both sit on my lap.
Next up, Daniel’s turn.
Daniel has a dodgy past when it comes to school concerts. The first year he bypassed the stage and peed on his teacher’s dress (long story). Last year he spent some time on the stage, but not with his own group. The rest of the time he was eating snacks with us on the picnic blanket.
This year was, well, special.
We had a good run to start with as he knew all the words and the jokes and the songs. He made it onto the stage and that’s where things started going awry. He was a seahorse and they had stuffed pillows in the front of their t-shirts that gave him a perfect excuse to do this:
He also only cared about spotting Dad and Ouma Hanni. He then got given the microphone to say his words, froze, and promptly got off the stage and made a beeline for me. And then all 3 kids jostled for space on my lap. In the middle of the concert. And I couldn’t make them go anywhere as it was too packed with parents.
To our awesome teachers: what an amazing job you did. It was a brilliantly executed and very well planned and rehearsed affair. Hats off to you!
*Technically as in they roam between classes. The school indulges them as they have a chance to mix with a bigger class and also spend some time away from each other when they need it. I always find it amazing that they spend 24/7 in each other’s company and don’t rip each other apart.