The nearby village of Pfandhausen held a fest in May and the
kindergarten kids put on a jungle performance for the village folk in the
school gym. Loralynn and her school-mates practiced their parts in the jungle
play for about six weeks before the day of performance. Loralynn was assigned
to be a jungle-person with three other girls.
Unfortunately Dan wasn’t able to attend to watch, but Tana
and I were there in the big audience. We were altogether sure if she would be
willing to be part of the play, but to my delight, Loralynn got up and went on
stage when it was her turn. She had told me ahead of time that she couldn’t
dance—so she didn’t do it on stage either—but I was so happy that she was
courageous enough to stand on stage in front of such a huge audience. Several other kids just stared at the audience as well while they were up front or even refused to go on stage entirely. I don't blame them! That's intimidating for a little one! Watching the little kids “perform” on stage brought tears to
my eyes because it feels like Loralynn is growing up so fast. Tana, even at 22
months, enjoyed watching the play off and on for the 30 minutes. Here’s a
little clip of Loralynn with her leaf skirt on.
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