Advent Chain Day 20--Go to a Christmas concert

Friends of ours heard that a local church was putting on a Christmas concert showcasing various high school students (both vocal and instrumental) and that it was geared towards kids. Perfect, we thought. The concert was very nice, and just the right amount of time for kiddos (40 minutes), but there weren't that many young children there. Even though the Noodle and her little friend did well, you still feel like every laugh, comment, squeal, etc. is magnified 1,000 times. Eeek! Afterwards we ate at a local pizza place where it didn't matter how active or vocal they were. A glass of wine for the mommies and some Christmas ale for the daddies and all was right with the world again.

The musicians tuning up before the concert began. By the time it started, the church was pretty full.

Sweet little ones.