My Son's First Little Speech

Josh was given the task of speaking before the nursery graduating class 2007-2008, his speech is an introduction of the awarding ceremony for the outstanding graduates. Before the graduation day he resisted practicing the lines over and over and said that he doesn't want to repeat the speech again and again. On the final practice day when it's his turn to speak he got shy on the second stanza and forgot the final remaining line. It worried me because I will not be able to monitor his practice because I have office works and his lola always follow him if want to practice or not. You know the lolas, they're always spoiling the little kids and giving them what they want - most of the time. His daddy took over, he practiced him on the day before graduation with a microphone and finally Josh did the practice on his own getting the feel of speaking with microphone, little kids are really like that, they want it their own way. On his graduation day, I'm a little nervous for Josh but I'm also confident that my son can do it because he knows the lines, it's just a thing about moods of the kids. With God's help he delivered it accurate and clear.

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Josh' Graduation

It's Joshua's graduation today and we've set our time earlier than the assembly time to prevent rushing over things and I'd like also to shoot a picture of the site without the people. We're a little far from school but since it's a lazy afternoon hour there's no traffic and within 5 minutes we're there already, we're the first family to arrive. As it's still early I called the teachers of my daughters and asked permission to fetch them one hour earlier as they want to see and hear their baby brother deliver his speech on stage. They're a couple of stage sisters lol! We're almost complete I mean the whole family and Redge too. She wants to see his dear nephew on his first graduation, after all Josh is like her own son. The program went smoothly but instead of Ed awarding the medal he blackout and told me that almost all parent on stage were Mommies so I better be the one to go on stage. So you'll find me here accompanying Josh. Mommies got so touched by the flower giving ceremony and I saw three in silent tears. It's really like that when you really think and feel it you'll really cry :-). The top honor students were given the tasks of praying, leading the songs, introducing the graduates and Josh was given the introduction for the award-giving ceremony. I was a little nervous and can't seem to look directly to my son's eyes for fear that he might linger on looking at me. Thanks to God he delivered the speech clear and accurate. He was given the second honor award and right after the medal was given to him he asked me if he did it right, I said to him "You're very good Josh" and he's all smiles at me, very happy at his small accomplishment. He got thumbs up sign also from the teachers and that put a smile on his eyes.

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