"Tea and Sing" on Wednesday

The boys' school puts on a typical holiday concert every December, consisting of two Hanukkah songs and a bunch of secular Christmas music.  It's definitely different than what the kids did last year, since before this they were always in Jewish schools.  But in a strange sort of way, it's actually reminiscent of my own childhood.

 We pulled the car over on the way to the school to ooh and ahh at the beautiful sunset.

 Sunset part deux

Xander getting ready to sing.  We don't have that many pics of him this time, because since he was holding a sign he didn't do many hand motions.

The moment when Ari saw where Jonathan and I were sitting.

Ari rocking out.

Very serious pointing.

Older kids holding up the signs at the very end of the "Twelve Days of Christmas" song.  

Our friend Megan held the baby the entire show, and then gave him back when we went into an adjoining room for tea and cookies and schmoozing.  Everything was very yummy.  

On the ride home Xander wanted to keep singing about the holidays, and it was odd moment when we ran out of kid Hanukkah songs he knew and he asked to sing "Jingle Bells." Jonathan and I looked at each other and shrugged.  Why not?  It's not like we didn't know the words.  And the kids definitely have Jewish identities!  So this rabbi's family sang Christmas carols at the top of our lungs the rest of the way back.  Two best parts:  one, having a discussion of how it's not okay that the reindeers were mean to Rudolph because of what he looked like, red nose or no red nose.  And two, realizing that Xander has been singing "four calling birds, three french hens, two turtle ducks, and a partridge in a pear tree!"

Horsing around when we got in.