Father's Day pics

I was going through the pictures on my camera's memory card and came across some pics from the Grace Father's Day program. Lori coordinated the program and from what I heard it was great! The kids made a special video for the fathers and it turned out pretty cool. It's impossible to go wrong when you have a bunch of kids on the platform.

Some program elements are consistent no matter the location or type of church. For instance, every kids program features at least one "waver". You know, the kid who is oblivious the fact that he is in a program, and uses the up-front time to send personal greetings to everyone he recognizes in the congregation. There is also the token "shy" child; you've seen her, the one who sticks her fingers in her mouth when it's time to say her part and causes the program director to hoarsely whisper her piece, apparently hoping that the child will chime in at some point. This child awkwardly fidgets from foot to foot during the director's rendition and sometimes will burst into tears. Then there is always the overachiever: the kid who has memorized every detail in the program, who corrects the rowdy kids on the platform, and sings every song loudly and proudly. Oh yeah, and don't forget the 3 year old who will at some point in the program wander off the platform and slowly walk down the aisle searching for Mommy. It's great, though. It never gets old.

This was Kassady's first program.

Kassady listens intently to the directions, while Trey scans the crowd.

I'm a lucky Dad!