Far more comfortable than the crowds camped out in the cold, cold, weather in DC, Mama and the girls watched the pomp and circumstance on a picnic blanket in front of the television. The girls even ate their breakfast (whole wheat waffles, veggies sausages, and cut fruit -- an all-time favorite breakfast here at the circus) as they watched! Although they weren't perfect spectators (Mama thought more than once that she was awfully glad she wasn't trying to corral the girls at the actual event), the girls were surprisingly interested in the goings-on.
Some highlights from the morning:
- As the president-elect appeared on the screen for the first time that morning, Kathleen called out, "Barack Obama!" No lessons on identifying the president necessary!
- There was some interest in the Obamas' daughters, but a lot more interest in the dog they're going to get.
- The girls did get a little squirmy during Rick Warren's invocation, but Mama was excited for Kathleen to hear him recite the Lord's Prayer. Kathleen says the Lord's Prayer as part of her bedtime prayers each night, but Daddy and Mama don't think she'd heard anyone else say it, since Kathleen usually heads to the nursery before that part of Sunday service.
- Both girls danced during Aretha Franklin's "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and again during John William's "Air and Simple Gifts." Oh, and Kathleen liked Aretha Franklin's hat!
They probably won't remember it, but they watched history in the making!
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I bet Kathleen was the best-dressed spectator in her princess skirt...which would've been complimented just perfectly by Aretha Franklin's huge bow hat.
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