Yankee Doodle's Dandy Christmas

Starring Cole as George Washington!

This week the Kindergartners and First Graders at Merryhill put on a production of "Yankee Doodle's Dandy Christmas". Cole had one of the star roles playing the Father of our Country, George Washington. He was super excited and worked really hard to learn his lines and even convinced me to order him a new costume for his debut (ok, it really didn't take much to convince me). The night of the show he told us he was a little nervous but you could never tell. He walked right up to the mic and delivered all of his lines loud and clear, with expression and poise. He used what he called his "acting voice", which you just have to hear to understand. He's a character!

After the show we went to McDonald's with Grandma, Aunt GG and the cousins to celebrate. He told us he felt proud of himself for doing it even though he was nervous. We were so proud of him too. What a fun night!

Waiting in the hall before showtime:

Onstage:

At McD's:

Ashley, Morgan, Cole and Brett: