My Kids....

Are so ...

well, they are just amazing. That's all.

Calvin had the role of the conductor in his school program, The Polar Express. I glanced at the script when he brought it home before Thanksgiving, but that was the last time I saw his lines because he hid them from me. He wanted to surprise his parents with his part. So he and Mattie worked on them together.

His music teacher stopped me before the program to tell me that "Calvin is PRECIOUS; He's so serious about his part." I told her that I hadn't worked with him a bit and her mouth dropped open. "Well, you just make sure you have a good seat!" She replied.

I was not disappointed. He was fantastic. He knew his part inside and out. He delivered his lines loudly and slowly and with expression. He was serious and in character. I tell ya, I almost exploded with pride.

Afterwards, He was pretty embarrassed by all the attention and asked that we not keep saying how good a job he did. But he did gladly accept the extra apple pie from McDonalds for a treat afterwards.

And later on that night when we tucked Miss Mattie in, her dad told her how proud he was of her attitude. She let her brother enjoy the limelight without any jealousy. Or maybe more honestly, with a lot of jealousy that she managed to overcome without any hypocrisy. She was proud of her brother and we were proud of her for being such a truly sweet person.