We went to Clara's Spectacle de Nöel yesterday afternoon. I wish the lighting had been better for all us proud parents who wanted to photograph and record our kids. I took several pictures that are mostly black but with the help of Picasa's I'm feeling lucky button you get an idea of what we got see.

The show was entirely planned by the kids and each performance was multi-aged. Clara chose acro-gym and she practiced very hard for several weeks. We were treated to scarf juggling, skipping, and a human pyramid of three first graders. It was fantastic, you could tell the kids were pumped up by their moment in the spotlight. When Clara skipped back to her seat after the performance her head was high and her shoulders were back - she was feeling very good about herself.

Clara is in the middle juggling scarves

Near the end of the show all the students in first and second grade trouped up on stage and sang Fa La La La La (Deck the Halls in French). Clara found herself a spot right up front and belted out all the lyrics. Seriously, she loves to perform!!

"fa la la la la..."

The spectacle was followed by a cookie exchange, we ate cookies and came home with a dozen different home made cookies handpicked by Clara B herself. I think she made many of her choices based on size, we've got a few monster sized gingerbread men in our tin!

Taken after the show on the stage, the smile tells the whole story.