Well, this past weekend was full and busy for the Wilkes family! On Friday morning, my dad came over from Michigan to spend the night because Charlotte, Elijah, and I were all participating in our church's children's Christmas program.
A talented lady in our church, Melissa Anderson, wrote and directed an adorable play called "Not Even a Mouse." It told the story of a little modern-day church mouse, fascinated with Jesus, who learned that her twin mouse relatives had witnessed Jesus's birth because they had lived in Mary's home when the angel visited her and had stowed away in the donkey's saddlebag when Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem. These two mice meet the animals who were in the stable when Jesus was born in Bethlehem. There were also mice who lived with the shepherds and stowed away with the wise men. The play was complete with an angel choir who sang perennial favorites like "Joy to the World" and "Silent Night" and a preschool choir who sang "Away in the Manger." A few girls also had solos and sang some newer Christmas songs like "What a Strange Way to Save the World" and "One Small Child."
The play was clever, funny, and about the cutest thing I've ever seen. I accompanied the two choirs during their numbers; Elijah was one of the modern mice, brother to the little mouse who wanted to learn more about Jesus. He got to whine and yell his two lines and then sit backstage and read a book for the duration of the play. During the actual play, the video monitors were on backstage, so he got to watch the rest of it. He had a ball.
Charlotte was Anna, one of the twin mice who lived with Mary. She had one of the two biggest parts in the play, and wow...I know I'm a bit biased, but she did a great job! She had some massively long chunks of dialogue to learn, and she nailed every single line. We are awfully proud of her! For such a reserved child, she really blossomed up on the stage. It was a sight to behold.
Here are some more photos of the big night.
What a great night!
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