Spring Recital

Jake's class has been practicing for their spring recital for weeks now. The songs were supposed to be a surprise for the parents, and when we asked, Jake would only say that it was a secret between him and his brain.

A couple of weeks ago, as we were all piling into the van one morning, Jake started quietly singing, "Sunday Monday Happy Days, Tuesday Wednesday Happy Days..." Ali and I did a double take and asked where he'd learned that song -- it's not like we watch Happy Days re-runs around the house. He looked surprised that we'd heard him, and we quickly realized this was probably his super secret recital song.

Anyway, last week was finally the recital, and it was AWESOME! All the parents dropped the kids off backstage, and then we waited while they got into their costumes. When Jake's class came out, all the boys were in jeans and black dress shoes, with white t-shirts that had the sleeves rolled up, and 45rpm records shapes sewn onto the backs. And of course, they had their first initials sewn onto the fronts, Laverne and Shirley style. The girls looked great in pink poodle skirts and scarves, and everyone had sunglasses on.

Here's a shot from the performance:
And here he is at the "afterparty" with Grace, his main squeeze:
Here's the whole gang:


And here's a shot from the behind-the-scenes rehearsal:
See the full video here: