It was one of those holy, transcendent moments. When a ladybug crawls on your hand, you hold still and appreciate the ruby-round perfection. Likewise, when three-year-old boys and girls sing, you hold your breath and soak it all in. Because all too soon, it flies away.
He wore his costume
He sang the songs and did the hand motions.
(Baby Jesus was born on the 23rd, and her name is Ashton.)
He saw Mommy.
He posed for his adoring public.
He made us proud.
He did the pageant on his terms, and at the exact right time.
Sometimes, we need time to bloom. And when the time is right, we bloom beautifully indeed. 
23 comments:
This is a beautiful post, Nancy. And gorgeous photos, too!
All right. That was incredibly perfect. Every bit of it. What precious children. I wish I could have heard them sing.
baby jesus ashton HA!
Wait a minute, I'm confused. I thought they didn't have a place to put baby Jesus......and I didn't think car seats were invented until the 60's or 70's.....hummm, I must be missing out on something. Ha ha ha!
Looks wonderful!! Thanks for sharing!
There's just something about a child's smile that makes the yuckiness of the world melt...thank you for sharing your sweet boy with us!
Wow! I just loooooove your writing. You have such a way of describing things that is so beautiful and real at the same time. Awesome post. I loved the ladybug metaphor. Oh and also the little girl named Ashton who was baby Jesus. Classic. organicmotherhoodwithcoolwhip.com
Ahhh, you are so right. Every little child nugget is so precious and melts away so quickly. Innocent babies. Love them!!
Yah Owen. How proud he looks. He should be. You too.
Yes to the blooming!
Yayy Owen! Nancy I hope you made a complete nuisance of yourself cheering for him = )
I am so happy you got to see your little star in action!
May
How perfect! I'm so glad it finally got to happen, and that it went so well for your little star.
I'm so happy to read this and see the photos. Kids pageants really are special.
I have not had time to read anything lately and just got caught up on your blog. Love all the posts and pics and new layout and yay for Owen and the pagaent! :) Happy New Year to you and your family. I love the pic of the boys at the top!
Yeh! I'm so happy for you...I mean Owen! I do have questions about the costume.
So glad it was rescheduled and you got to enjoy it!
I love this post!
To this day, I don't have the words to describe how I felt when I watched my daughter perform in her first Christmas pageant. My God, I'm really Mom?
I wonder if it ever stops hitting you like that?
Sooo sweet!!
And when did all these renovations take place? It looks lovely!! How long have I been gone?!
So glad he came around. It's so interesting where their fears focus. Our 3 year old's current fear is street drains. He's afraid he's going to fall in to them. I'm learning to model to counteract his fears. Ah! Eventually things click.
I love these photos! Looks like it was a great production!
I love a happy ending. This was perfect! Good for Owen.
xo
What beautiful pictures -- I love that Baby Jesus now safely travels in a car seat! LOL.
I can feel the pride through the screen. Last year, my son was a shepherd in a Christmas pageant. He turned his back to the audience, pulled up his tunic and shook his booty (still dressed in jeans, thank goodness!), So it looks to me that Owen got the weight of the event.
:-)
I knew Ms. Speck wouldn't let you down. Those pictures are so precious.
It's great fun to watch people blossom especially our children.
Congrats, Mom.
That's wonderful!
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