The Spotlight

If there is one thing I am THRILLED to have not passed on to my children,

it would be a fear of the spotlight!

It took me YEARS to overcome that, and even still, it lingers.

I'll just say that when I was a kid, there's NO WAY I could have done what my kids are doing ...

And I am so happy for them!

Here are some of the fun performances we have had this Christmas ...

The girls doing the hula at our church Christmas Party:

The Boy HAMMING it up at his Preschool Program:

(I'm pretty sure he pulled out his imaginary gun and scope for this ... oh dear)

(I better warn his Kindergarten teacher for next year ... we have a Class Clown on our hands!)

Thing 1 taking on a duet part at her Christmas concert:

(in front of a gymnasium full of onlookers)

The Girls doing the traditional Santa Lucia with their cousins:

I am so excited to see their confidence and poise developing -

I hope they won't ever become too timid to share their beautiful talents with the world.

So far we are off to a great start!

And this is the best gift I could receive as their mommy.