On Friday evening, we went to our school's music and speech program. Andrew's class (5th & 6th grades) sang a few songs. The other 2 boys in 6th grade did not come, so Andrew had to hold his own among the 6th grade girls!
He's kind of used to it ... ever since he was in 1st grade, he's either been the only boy in his grade OR only had 1 (and occasionally 2) other boys in his grade. It's just been a fluke thing since the other grades all seem fairly even or at least there were 3 or more of the lesser represented gender. Thankfully, twice he has been in combined grade classes (like this year) where the other grade had some more boys to help even things out.
What a blessing to see all these children fill the stage! Even though my husband's job as the "administrator" is often to deal with problems with students and/or their parents, it is all worth it to look at these faces and know that they have all heard about Jesus this year - and our teachers have made every effort to not only educate them well, but to also share biblical truth and godly character lessons with them.
The band also performed for us last night. Andrew has been playing the trumpet for 3 years now - but this semester, he has been able to start practicing with the baritone. He really likes it, even though he misses playing the melody line in songs. Dan also played the baritone in 6th grade, so now they share something else in common.
I'm not really very musical myself - and I'm not so sure Andrew is either - but he has a good attitude and tries hard to sing out and sing well (it helps that Dan can sing and has some musical background and can help). I'm thankful that Andrew is being exposed to good music and has the opportunity to play several instruments and learn about choir music as well. It's been fun to watch him grow in this area.
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