Today was the Primary Program at church. For those not familiar with our church, there is one Sunday service set aside each year for the children to show off to the congregation the things they have been learning through the year. Usually, each child has a little line to say and all the kids sing the songs they have learned during the year. It's honestly one of my favorite Sundays because I love kids and you also never know when the next funny thing is going to happen. Throw kids in front of an audience and they will perform. You always have the Waver (the younger kid who finds the people they know and frantically waves at them until they respond), the Loud Singer (the kid who is convinced they have the obligation to carry the song for the entire chorus), and every once in a while the Loud Singer Who Doesn't Know the Words. But I digress... All the kids were up on the stand doing their program and Abby was sitting on my lap when one of her favorite songs started being played on the piano ("Follow the Prophet"). She wanted to sing with them so we told her she could sing from where we were sitting. She got hysterical and began bawling because she wanted to be up on the stand with them. We talked about how next year she'll be up there with them, but she couldn't stop crying and kept saying (or shouting, depending on which parent is telling the story), "I wanna be bigger!" It was so sad! I ended up taking her to the hallway to calm down and then she said, "I think we should go to the rocking chair. That will help me calm down." The girl definitely has a thing for drama. :)
In Sam news, he is moving very quickly on his tummy and on his feet. He does an army crawl and is very quick at getting where he wants to go. If he's standing, he is extremely good at getting around the room by cruising along furniture. It's exciting to watch. Sam also learned how to clap his hands today. We did a whole lot of clapping at dinnertime as a result of his new-found skill. I can hardly believe how fast my boy is growing up and am falling in love with his personality. Sam is so fun and so full of life!
For those who are interested, here's Sam clapping. This is only a couple minutes after he first showed us he could do it. In an effort to capture the moment (and not make Sam feel like the second child ten years down the road by not having any of his special things on film--you can thank your Aunt Becky for that, little man), we had to not just video him, but post it on our blog. :)
