The Little Red Hen

Today was E's big kindergarten performance of The Little Red Hen. We started our day just as any normal family would- at 5:50 am- thanks to our early riser who likes to climb in bed and then fall back asleep. Problem is she puts her face smack dab up to mine so that I am breathing in her little three year old breath. Just can't do it.

(This is the farmer and his best friend the pig).

Not a mention of the play was done all morning. You see E's last class performance- A Patriotic Salute- ended (and started) very poorly. A little history here. E sometimes, to most people's surprise, can be incredibly shy. Shy and embarrassed. He hates to have people watching him, unless it is his choosing. At Christmas we had no problems. He went up and sang his songs, did his dance. But at the patriotic sing he clung to me when I took him to his classroom. Cried, no sobbed, as if the world was ending. He came into the cafeteria, crying. Would not go up on stage. And ended up on my lap while the rest of the class sang their hearts out.

Today was fabulous. He reminded us to meet him the cafeteria. Ran to play with his friends. Walked up on the stage and to his spot as "chorus" and sang away. He laughed at the funny parts, waved voraciously (and often) at his baby brother, and bowed at the end. All in all we were quite pleased with the results. The play was adorable. The kids had bread and honey afterwards- that the Little Red Hen had baked. Very cute.

I wish I could help E with his fears. I have never really experienced that. And I do hope that in the future he can work through them. He has told me over and over that he wants to be Fritz from The Swiss Family Robinsons...although I am not sure if he means that as in acting or as...just being Fritz. I'd like to swing from rope vines into a lake too.

Just one more thing... Ev really wants to be a "big kid". Here is where I found him in the classroom while the other kids were enjoying their bread.