A Ukulele Liam, Frosty, and the Penguin

Luke, Liam, and Aiden sang in church on Sunday along with all the other 3 year olds to 6th grade church school friends.

You can vaguely see Luke (Green sweater) waving at us.  Liam is on the far left trying to find us.  

Aiden and, ironically, our neighbor Josie

This was Aiden's first time to sing in church and he did great!

Liam and Luke getting ready to sing at their school holiday program

This cracks me up.  Luke dressed up as Frosty and here he is leaning on the risers with his feet crossed.  

Liam (far left) and Frosty singing at the holiday program.

Luke and Liam's class program

Liam played the ukulele in the program

Luke had a special "solo" part as Frosty.  He was too funny and so proud.  No surprise to John and I that Luke would volunteer for a part where he can be front and center!

Enjoying cookies and treats after the program

Liam with cookies and treats

Aiden

The boys got to see Santa after the program

Aiden was a penguin in his program.  I guess penguins don't wear their shirts tucked in.  

Aiden and the other penguins

Picture of Aiden's class taken by Liam.  Luke and Liam operated the video camera and the regular camera for Aiden's program.  We ended up with a few extra pictures.

Another funny pic from Liam!


We stayed busy this weekend with three Christmas programs all on the same day.  Luke, Liam, and Aiden sang two songs in church on Sunday.  This was Aiden's first time to sing in church.

Following church, we changed clothes, ate lunch, and prepared for our next holiday programs.  Luke and Liam's class performed first followed by Aiden's class.  After each performance, the boys enjoyed cookies and visits with Santa who "always comes to our school program" according to Liam.

Each of the boys had a small part in their school program.  John and I were not surprised at all to see Luke had volunteered to be Frosty and was dressed in a costume.  He was right up front when they sang, "Frosty the Snowman" and even did a little dance while holding a broom.  It was hilarious.  Liam was a ukulele player while they sang, "Christmas in Hawaii" and he held the ukulele as if he was actually playing it.  Aiden was a penguin while his class sang "Three Little Penguins" and he waddled just like a penguin and even wore the hat throughout the program.  Luke and Liam took some 78 pictures during Aiden's program, but I narrowed it down to a handful for this post.  Good thing it is only a digital camera!

It was a long day of programs and the boys were tired, but Finn survived and we enjoyed watching them sing the songs they have been practicing for several months. 

Thursday, December 12th marked the end of a long process of healing, rehabilitation, strengthening, etc...with Aiden.  He broke his femur on July 10th and had two rods placed in his leg.  Five months later, you cannot even tell that he was injured.  Thankfully, he has made a full recovery and the rods were removed on Thursday.  As crazy as it sounds, he was up and walking (trying to run!?) several hours after the surgery.  We are so thankful for the prayers and help we received from so many friends and family members.