School concert

Samson's school concert was the Tuesday before Christmas. I have no idea who this guy is, but he stood, just like that, for the entire performance. I'm not sure if he was planning on selling a bootleg of this later on or if he's making a documentary about his son's early Christmas carols, but more than a few people were a little curious at this guy's seeming inability to register that there were other people in the audience, at least a few of whom had children they wanted to see.

I was standing in the back with Jane and so had a clear line of vision right to Samson (in the blue shirt, not quite singing, not yet picking his nose [he saved that for "Silent Night"].

My folks were staying with us for the week, and I think they really enjoyed the chance to be at his school and participate in what is an awfully sweet little tradition. The classes come in by age group: first the 3s, then the pre-K [which Samson, for reasons known only to him, pronounces so that it rhymes with "Enrique"], and then the 2s (they go last to head off any runners).

Each class sings one song on their own, and they do a few together and the the show ends with everyone singing "Silent Night." Well, almost everyone.

Also, and this has nothing to do with anything, but do you think Samson has been giving unrealistic expectations concerning the attractiveness of all his future teachers? Not trying to be a creepy pre-school dad or anything. I'm just saying is all...