Owen's last day of school was this past week. To celebrate, his school put on a show for the parents. We received an invitation instructing us to come to the theatre at 10:30am on Sunday. We had no idea what to expect since this was Owen's first year in a national preschool. But we dressed Owen according to the instructions and arrived on time to the venue. They took Owen to the back to get him dressed in his costume and we proceeded to the theatre full of proud parents with video cameras. When the curtains finally opened (20 minutes late), we saw Owen sitting on a chair front and center dressed like a Sultan! I realize that I'm biased, but he was the cutest kid on stage and did all of the motions and sang all of the words to the songs like a pro.
The video above is just a quick glimpse of the 3+ HOUR show. Yes, that's right, 3 HOURS later, the show was still going. We left early when Owen's part was done. We just couldn't handle anymore and neither could Owen. When he came out for his last performance at 2pm (which was 2 hours past lunch and 1 hour past naptime), I knew he had had enough. He started swaying and sucking his thumb and it looked like he was going to fall asleep in the middle of the song. But he was still adorable in his red outfit with boots.
It was overall a great experience and an enjoyable day. We are so proud of Owen for participating so well at a school where no one speaks English. He is learning and growing and making friends, and eating new foods and speaking a new language. And he's still the funny, sweet, full of life Owen that moved here with us 9 months ago. What to go, Buddy!
