"faith like a child"

these are some fun pics from jacob's "performance" at our church for the Faith Like a Child spring concert thingy. it was fun getting ready for it! jacob LOVED listening to the CD in the van (over and over and over and over and over.... :) and he would talk about how he was going to sing and do all the motions when he got up on stage. because, at Christmas, he stood front and center and didn't move a muscle at all. no singing, no dance motions. he just stood there biting his nails looking forlorn. it was kinda sad, but he loved being a part of it, so we signed him up again. he practiced the motions all the time...his favorite was the "Jesus, You're My Superhero" song because he got to do motions for Spiderman and Batman and Superman. So, the big day came, and we almost had a meltdown because the lady who led them on stage tried to move jacob away (despite him dragging his feet and trying to hold his ground) from his best buddy "koerner landon" and jacob looked pretty lost up there. but as soon as he saw her leave the stage, he just walked over to his friend and got back where he wanted to be. it was so cute! then the music started and he pretty much just stood there, once again, he was front and center. no singing, no motions, nothing....except biting his nails, of course. but, then it got to his favorite part of the song and he flashed the spiderman motion, then back to standing and biting....then he flashed the batman motion....then back to nothing....he went through the whole song not singing, or moving at all during all the verses....but each time the chorus cam around he would stop biting his nails long enough to flash his superhero motion. it was priceless! he was very proud of himself!! when it was all over, he said, "momma, did you see me do some of the motions on the big stage...i didn't sing or do all of the stuff because i only like to do some of the things when i'm on the stage" again, priceless. his little brother, Benji, loved the whole thing and was trying so hard to keep up and mimic all that bubba was doing. he wanted so bad to get to be up there with him on stage. maybe next year. although, i'm a little worried that once we get Benjamin on stage, we won't be able to get him off! we, as always, had the entire front row reserved to watch sweet darling jacob "perform". we were all proud of him! hey...he got up there, didn't cry or freak out....and each time he gets up there he gets a little more brave....maybe for the next Christmas performance, he'll sing a line or two. then again, maybe not. either way, we adore him and think he's just the cutest thing in town!