Grant's school had their annual Christmas play, and everyone had a part. Grant had two short lines to memorize, and he did a great job! The staff at the school did the sound and lighting themselves, and unfortunately, that meant the lighting was poor, and the sound was not much better. I tried to record Grant saying his first line, but he was in total darkness! By the time they got the makeshift "spotlight" on him, he was already done. I did manage to get his second line recorded.
The following short clip shows him on stage decorating Christmas cookies (He's right in the middle).
This next clip shows Grant saying his line. He says his line towards the end, so hang in there. The boy in the red sweater is his "best friend" from his class. It is hard to hear what the kids are saying, but you can hear Grant pretty well.
Afterward, everyone stayed for a little while to enjoy cookies and socialize. It was a fun night, and we loved watching Grant, and all the other kids, up on stage.
Last week, Grant's school had Homecoming and Spirit Week. Each day the kids could dress up as something different. Monday was "crazy hair" day. We spiked Grant's hair up, and then added some blue and green color. I forgot to take a picture of it in the morning, and by the time I picked him up from school, most of the color had worn off. Tuesday was "famous person" day. I thought up a fun Superman/Clark Kent outfit for Grant that I thought everyone would be able to recognize. Check out the sweet glasses!
Wednesday was "50's Day". For this he wore a white t-shirt and rolled up his jeans. We slicked up his hair a little bit, too.
Thursday was "spirit wear" day. The kids all wore school shirts for this. They also had a "parade", pep rally, and their Homecoming game (basketball)later that evening. Each class decorated a shopping cart to use as a float which would be pushed down the hallway in the "parade" to the gym where they had the pep rally. Grant's teacher asked me if I had any ideas for the cart, and from there I somehow became in charge of the cart. Grant's school (the eagles) was playing The Saints, so together, Cory and I came up with an idea based on the New Orleans Saints Football team's fans when the team was really bad. They used to wear paper bags over their heads when they went to the games so nobody would recognize them. This was how the finished cart turned out.
There were some other carts that were really good! Our cart won "Best Slogan". Grant's teacher was just very appreciative to have someone to help them put it all together.
Grant really enjoyed all the fun festivities last week,and Thursday afternoon at the pep rally, Grant was voted by the teachers as the "Most Spirited" boy for the school. I think he was very proud of that!
They finished up the week on Friday with "pajama day". Grant sported some fleece Ninjago Lego pj pants and slippers. He also had a friend from his class for a sleep over at the house that night. A great way to end a great week!
