Elizabeth's choir debut

Elizabeth has joined the Cherub Choir, which is for 3 and 4 year olds, at our church. They practice every Sunday morning, and for the past few months, Elizabeth has been singing songs to us that she's learned in choir.

Last night, the Cherub Choir sang in church for the first time since Elizabeth has been a member. Granddad, Granny Pat, and Mamaw Helene came to watch her choir debut. Unfortunately, Elizabeth managed to fall asleep in the car on the way to church, so she was pretty grumpy when we woke her up to eat dinner.

Then, when it was time for the Cherub Choir to go up to the front of the sanctuary, she got major stage fright. She stopped in the middle of the aisle and refused to budge. Fortunately, I have strongly developed negotiation skills, so I quickly bribed her with a small bag of Skittles if she would go up there. Of course, then she just stood up there through the entire song, chewing on her nails. She finally got over her stage fright when everyone started clapping after the song was over - she liked that part! So, while she technically has now debuted with the choir, she still has yet to sing a single note!

Here's a picture of Elizabeth sitting on the floor of the sanctuary waiting her turn:



Here she is after she finally agreed to stand up with her friends (that's not really a smile - she was just about to put her fingers in her mouth):



And, here's what she looked like for the rest of the song:



We did take a video of it, but there's really no need to post it - she literally stood like that the entire time! Oh well, maybe she'll decide to actually try to sing next time!