A songbird with stage fright

Anni's school had its annual Halloween party the other day. It was a chance for Elise to try out the red bird costume (see the blog entry below for red bird details) and to partake in the preschool party activities.
Those activities include a brief concert of Halloween songs. For Elise, though, it wasn't brief enough. The girl will sing by herself all day long, reciting some songs word for word and riffing extensively on others. She sings in the car, on the toilet and over the crying of her brother. If for no other reason, her loud crooning is cute because it's done without a bit of embarrassment.
But she is not a show pony.
She rarely will sing on cue or for an audience. Such was the case at the school party. She sat up front with her preschool friends and had a good time, but wouldn't belt out one note. That's fine, though it's interesting that she's already figured out that she doesn't like being trotted out on stage.
Once the concert was over, Elise had a ball at the school party.

 Anni with the blue bird.

Waiting for the concert.

A bird's eye view

I found some of Elise's artwork hanging from the ceiling.