My son’s school is holding the annual International Music Festival splitting the grades performing over two mornings. It has been a much anticipated event with costumes made and food prepared to represent the countries included in the performances. Today was Grades K, 2, and 4. with my 2nd grader having the opportunity to sing and dance away to the rythmic sounds of Jamaica. The room was crowded with parents, flash bulbs popping, videos filmings…

First was the 4th graders with all encompassing song with an international brotherhood feeling while using sign language. It was a great start to the program. Then kindergarteners performed a medley of Italian songs, followed by the 1st graders with their medley. The 2nd graders are then on stage signing away to Jamaican medlodies- Not wanting to miss anything, I have my video camera following all the action on stage. Through the camera lense I even saw my son’s big finale of stretch and yawn before leaving the stage. Not big on signing, I am sure if asked my son would confess to having mouthed all the words anyway! I am thinking ‘Funniest Home Videos’ with this one!

Confidant that their performance was over and I had captured everything I needed to, I go to turn the video camera off only to find that I had not turned it on to record!