Day 815: Assemblies

At the end of the three assemblies this morning, I spoke with the mom of our Conrad Birdie.  It's his first musical and today was the first time he ever sang in front of an audience.  He was terrific!  Every day his movements and gestures improve and his confidence increases.

I wanted to know how she was feeling after seeing and hearing him perform.  She said she had snuck in to rehearsal last night for a bit and had sat in the corner alone and cried.  She had no idea he could sing so well.  This morning she was beaming with pride.  He had commented after seeing Millie last year that he might like to try out and she encouraged him.  Her younger son is also in the musical, playing an adult in chorus and in the Shriner's number.  Both boys are loving it!  One of the great things is that they are athletes so they are modeling for the other boys that it's cool to perform in musicals.

I remember feeling exactly the same way when Colin played Randolph back in 1997.  Every time he sang in five different musical, I choked up and tears ran down my face.  Here I am, still working on musicals to make that experience possible for other families.