Olivia's Trio at the Choir Concert

The high school's choir concert was last night and Olivia's 2nd grade class was asked to accompany a duet of girls singing the super sad song "New Shoes." I remember reading this story as an e-mail and then apparently it was made into a song. The "big" girls who were singing are really special people to Olivia. Emma Petersen was our babysitter when we first got here. The girls met her on their first week in Iwakuni and both of our "big" girls completely idolize her. The other "big" girl in the duet is Alysha Sellers and her Mom is Olivia's teacher (thus why her class was the one who accompanied them). 

Olivia and two other girls were chosen to do a trio at the end of the song. It was so precious and I actually cried! The trio part is about 15 seconds from 32 seconds to 47 of this video.

I was cracking up over Olivia pulling for the microphone at the end. :)

Here are some pictures too.

The kids had to be there at 5:00 and the doors opened at 6:00, when this photo was taken. Then they continued to sit there until 6:30. I must say that the kids at the school are so well behaved and I am always impressed by how they can sit and follow directions. It must be that good military parenting! :) (Oh, and I gave all of the girls a lesson on "sitting like a lady" after this picture. Olivia's friend Clara had it down!) :)

And here are the kids waiting in the aisle for their time to come up and join the duet.

Clara's Mom (Clara is a fellow trio friend, the one in the front row on the left) took this picture as the kids were waiting to join the duet. So sweet!

I was so impressed by Emma (in black on the left) and Alysha's (black and white on the right) stage presence. They didn't seem nervous at all! They walked around, they made eye contact, they smiled, they interacted....their parents' hearts probably were beating out of their chests with pride!!!!

That's Mrs. Sellers smiling at her class (her daughter is the one in the picture). I just missed a picture of Mrs. Sellers beaming up, so proud, at her daughter! It was so sweet!!!

Thanks again to Clara's Mom for this picture!!!! :) 

I was so very proud of Olivia! She has been talking about joining the church choir and I hope she does after the New Year! Tears kept coming down my face for quite a while after the end of the song. Happy, proud, love tears!!!!

Here a link to a YouTube video of the song with the lyrics. It's a heart tugger!!!! Apparently it was from a movie called "Christmas Shoes."

Way to go O!!!!!!!!

We love you so much!!!!!!!!

(You had some beautiful shoes on that night too!)