Treble Makers at Church

Last night, the children put on their singing program at the evening church service. It was sweet. I love seeing all the kids. Not just mine, but the children of my friends. They work so hard and do their best. And then sometimes the funniest things happen.

The littlest kids, preschool and kindergartners, are called the Treble Makers. The kids in first through the sixth grades are called the Joyful Noises.

The Treble Makers sang three songs. Here are the boys. Spencer, in the middle, was playing a little air guitar. I hope everyone realized what he was doing, because at first it looked a little obscene.



And here are the girls. Allison is in purple, on the left.



The older kids performed "Esther-ordinary Faith" about Esther. They did a great job.

Clay's buddy Ben had a solo, and he rocked! Clay was riveted during Ben's performance. Our oldest son does not have aspirations to do solos. In fact, he wasn't even involved in children's choir this year. He told us last year he didn't want to do it, because he doesn't like performing in front of everyone.

I told Clay last night that next year, when I take Spencer and Allison to choir, he's going, too. They'll all be in the Joyful Noises next year, and I don't see any reason to drive two kids there and leave the third at home. This year, there was a time discrepancy between when the two groups practiced, so it was actually easier for us to let him opt out.

Clay sings like crazy at home. He loves it, but he balked when I told him he was going to go again next year. I told him he doesn't have to do a solo and I'd even ask the choir director to let him stand somewhere in the back during any performances. We'll see how this plays out.

Saturday night Bruce and I had a date night of sorts. The Moodys kept our kids for a sleepover so that we could go to a surprise 40th birthday party for one of his co-workers. Dave (the co-worker) used to be Bruce's boss. We camped with his family last fall. They're sweet and fun people.

Dave's wife Maressa had rented a banquet room at the Holiday Inn and had a projector there where she showed childhood photos of Dave. The place was decorated with Over the Hill and other black items. They served a buffet meal and played 80s music. Maressa put so much work into it. Dave's mom died a few months ago and this was Maressa's way of giving Dave something fun to focus on, instead of simply missing his mom. We had a great time.