This past Saturday was Andrew's TaVaci performance. He meets with his TaVaci class once a week. They sing and do choreography and sometimes some games. He really enjoys TaVaci.
Saturday morning they had a dress rehearsal. Chad took him up to the theatre. As Chad was telling Andrew goodbye Andrew started clinging to Chad's leg and whimpering. But Andrew went up with his group but then started crying. His TaVaci instructor came over and was talking to Andrew and starting to get the practice going but Andrew was still crying. Chad went back to talk to him. Chad asked him if he was nervous for his speaking part (that was the only thing that was different than the performance in December which he did great at). Andrew said he wasn't. We think he was overwhelmed by all of the students that were there, instead of just his small group that practices each week. This clinging/crying is really unusual for Andrew. He is usually Mr. Social. He soon stopped crying and went on with the practice.
That evening as we were driving back to the theatre, Andrew said "I hope I don't cry like this morning." He didn't cry. He did act a little uncertain when the students were called to go back stage. But at the end of the performance he said he had lots of fun. His group sang in 5 songs.
It is quite the production. Lots of TaVaci students and they don't perform all their songs at once. They shuffle the students on and off the stage after all most every song. During these transition periods they have some of the students do little jokes. Andrew was in one this performance. Here is his little golf joke.
#1 - Hey, it's almost tee time. Where are our caddies?
#2 - I don't have a caddie anymore. I fired mine last week. I'm actually looking for a new caddie.
Andrew & his friend Owen - I wanna be a caddie! Can I be your caddie? I'd love to be a caddie! What does a caddie do?
#2 - Well, a caddie has to count my strokes, so he has to be able to add. How much is 6 + 9 + 8?
Andrew & Owen - Five?
#2 - Okay, you're hired!
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