Christmas Recital

Last night was daughter's Christmas recital at her pre-school along with the kindergarteners. I took half day off work to attend the event. I was in such a hurry to leave and beat the traffic that I forgot to bring the digital camera nor the camcorders.
Before the recital, I surprised her by picking her up at school. When I got to her school, she was playing with her best friend H on a tricycle. She was happy to see me and gave me a professional tour of her classroom which impressed her teacher.
After the tour, we hung out with my dad while waiting for hubby to get off work so we can catch an early dinner. Dad just returned from his South East Asia vacation and was happy to his and mom side of the family and also really happy to be home with his fruit trees. He mentioned how harsh the weather was in Menado where his sister lives. He ate ikan bakar (Grilled fish) while in Menado and it was delicious but gave him sore throat. He also suffered from stomach issues since his intestines are no longer immuned to the bacteria.
Hubby was stuck in traffic for 1 hour so he was not in the best mood when he arrived. We went out to Happy House with dad and my in-laws and everyone liked the food dad and I ordered. S ate some beef which I told her was chicken.
After dinner we headed to the church and the chapel was full of parents and family members. We sat on the 2nd to the last row which made it difficult for me to see the performance. I was instructed to take daughter her teacher but teacher was no where to be found. I sat with S until her teacher arrives while watching people looking for better seats that weren't there. The parents were out of control with their cameras and video cameras. The adults were disregarding the director's request to stay clear of the isles so the kids can get on and off the stage easily. Serenity now.... The school provided picture time at the end of the songs but some parents just felt that was not sufficient and must take pictures while the kids were singing. May be I was jealous because I forgot my camera or I would have been one of those people? No.. I respect the teacher's request so the show can go on.
Over all, S did a great job. I didn't really watch any other kids except for the ones standing next to her. She did the hand gesture right on the beat while singing the songs. With one number each of them got a bell in their hands and they were shaking the bell like crazy and having a great time.
One of her classmate, F did not want to be on stage and was crying so one of the teachers went behind F and moved her hands like a puppet during the songs. S stood next to F and consoled F during the breaks. I think S will be a great big sister some day.
The performance capability of a 4 vs. 2 year olds is night and day. When she was two, we went to her spring recital where she dressed as a flower singing "Mr. Sun". When her group got on stage, she stood there in front of the audience and sucked her thumb through out the whole song while some of the kids were singing.