The Children Are Our Future!

Tonight, Lily, in the picture just below, had a school program. She's in the 5th grade and come February, after the summer break, goes into the 6th grade. So the school had their Christmas pageant. Lily looked so cute, she had the neighbor lady straighten her hair and had on her special dress. Her grandfather was still in San Jose, so Coley and I stood in for her family. We really enjoyed the whole evening.

Just to the left you can see Lily standing next to a boy named Bose who was her dance partner in the program. After watching Bose trying to do the dance and the hand movements, I leaned over to Coley and said "this is when boys decide they absolutely hate dancing."

In the picture to the right, the little boy in the yellow shirt was so cute, he sang the song, did the movements and at one point jumped up and started moving his hips around. The young boy on his right with the white shirt on, didn't sing, didn't dance, just stood there with his hands in his pockets. Coley said "there's a YouTube picture for sure, all the other ones singing and he's just standing their saying to himself "what the heck was I thinking!!!!"

Sandy, here's a picture I took for you, of course a dog would show up and be right up in the middle of everything. There are so many beach dogs here, but the Ticos have pets, they just don't let them come into their homes. The local rescue agency has done a great job getting the dogs and cats spayed and neutered.

And, finally, the entire school. The little ones in front were so adorable singing the Chipmunk song. Lily is to the back, the tallest girl on the right side in the darker dress. The school is called Green Life Academy and they seem to be a really good school. Next year, in February, which is their beginning of a new school year, they will have 7th grade for the first time. Eventually, the kids will be able to go to the school from pre-K right through 12th grade. Coley and I met several of the parents, some of which gave us their numbers and said to call if Lily ever needed a ride to school or to a special outing. They really love her at the school.

So now I'm back at the condo, and Coley has gone to Zi's for ladies night. I think I'll sit here and sing Feliz Navidad to myself, now that I'm more in the Christmas mood. Anyone want to join me in a song.........