Failing at Waiting, or Ethan's 5th grade program

The school programs here are always crazy. For some reason they turn into big family reunions the likes of which I can only fathom for graduations or weddings.  Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, cousins, second cousins, everyone shows up to every program.  Ethan's 5th grade music program was combined with all the 5th grades in the district so they decided to hold it in the concert hall in the high school.

I knew going into school program and dance season that I wanted a better camera for taking pics and videos under the lower lights.  I have a good DSLR but it is so old it doesn't do video.  Using my birthday money early, after hours of research, I picked a camera and found it actually available in town.  Knowing I would have to be early to get a seat, and armed with my new camera, I arrived an hour early to the program. 

We got great seats, third row, on the side that Ethan said he would be standing on.  Unfortunately Ethan didn't share the fact that due to the amount of kids in the program they were set up at 90 degree angles and my "perfect" seat was basically the one place in the auditorium I wouldn't be able to see him.

 

 I did get to glimpse the back of his head a few times.

 

Prepare Yourself - He May Not Grow Up To Be A Performer

Ethan was VERY excited about his music program this year, which was great since last year I had to bribe him with dinner and ice cream to get him to quit complaining about it.  It was called the Principle and The Pea and the premise was a school who lost their principle and was looking for a new one using the princess and the pea method.

Ethan is on the right side of the tall girl, Leilani, in a blue shirt

This was Ethan's favorite song because he got to be in "the fruit Conga line." He did a great job, but if you can see the kid in front of him, well he has...style.  I would suggest playing the videos full screen to get the full "effect."
The kid in front of Ethan was awesome in this one. I know I should be paying more attention to Ethan, but I couldn't take my eyes off the performance in front of him. I found his mom after to tell her I was impressed with her son's enjoyment of the show and she rolled her eyes and said "yeah, I call him my girl." Ouch. No wonder he likes pretending so much, it's a harsh home when your mom makes fun of you.