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Wordless Wednesday — Warming Up Her Christmas Smile

December 22, 2010 by Janice

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Wordless Wednesday - Olivia - Christmas, 2010
Olivia -- Away in a Manger

Olivia is thrilled about being old enough to perform in Christmas concerts this year. On Sunday, she filed onto the stage at church, the string of preschoolers dressed in their Christmas best, and sang her sweet heart to baby Jesus with “Away in a Manger.” Here she is after church demonstrating for her proud mommy her manger for “Away in a Manger.”

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Written by Janice, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom

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61 Comments

  1. Brenna says

    December 23, 2010 at 12:28 am

    She is so adorable!

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  2. Natalie says

    December 23, 2010 at 12:21 am

    Love the red nails 🙂

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  3. Dagmar says

    December 22, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    OMG, is she adorable?

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  4. Joanne says

    December 22, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    Love her nails, what a cute little lady!

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  5. Jules from A Little Bite of Life says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:58 pm

    Have a wonderful holiday everyone, and do not forget to leave cookies for Santa!

    http://www.alittlebiteoflife.net/2010/12/wordless-wednesday-cookies-for-santa.html

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  6. shelly says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:19 pm

    Beautiful! Love the nails! Looks so grown up.

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  7. JamericanSpice says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:00 pm

    She is just beautiful. I’m glad she got to play her part in the play. I can’t wait for my kids to be in plays. I used to love it when I was a child.

    Merry Christmas!

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  8. Twisted Cinderella says

    December 22, 2010 at 11:40 am

    She really is simply beautiful!

    http://tc-twistedfairytale.blogspot.com/2010/12/wordless-wednesday-then-and-now.html

    Reply
  9. Mrs. Cox says

    December 22, 2010 at 10:35 am

    Beautiful picture 🙂

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  10. PeaceLoveTerri says

    December 22, 2010 at 10:10 am

    Beautiful!!

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  11. hotpantsâ„¢ says

    December 22, 2010 at 9:50 am

    What a beautiful picture!

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  12. The Gang's Momma says

    December 22, 2010 at 9:22 am

    What a cute pose – so sassy 🙂 LOVE the nail polish too – something just adorable about a little girl in bright red nail polish.

    Sportin’ a sorta new ‘do over at my place…. Long overdue trim up from my favorite stylist. My treat to me this week.

    http://whitneygang.blogspot.com/2010/12/wordless-wednesday_22.html

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  13. @PamelaMKramer - A Renaissance Woman says

    December 22, 2010 at 9:20 am

    She is beautiful! I hope you and Susan have a very Merry Christmas.

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  14. Julie says

    December 22, 2010 at 8:17 am

    I hope you have a Merry Christmas!

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  15. Sarah Pinnix says

    December 22, 2010 at 8:15 am

    Aw, she’s ready for her Broadway debut! Special girl!

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  16. Jessie says

    December 22, 2010 at 8:04 am

    How cute is she? Happy Holidays 🙂 BTW, love the nail polish!

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  17. Susie's Homemade says

    December 22, 2010 at 7:39 am

    Love the mani:-)

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  18. Beth says

    December 22, 2010 at 7:30 am

    I do believe she has the smile down to perfection 🙂 Love the red nails too!

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  19. Run DMT says

    December 22, 2010 at 6:57 am

    How sweet! She looks ready to take on the world.

    Merry Christmas! 🙂

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  20. Deborah says

    December 22, 2010 at 6:23 am

    She has a beautiful smile too!

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  21. JDaniel4's Mom says

    December 22, 2010 at 6:22 am

    She looks ready to take on any stage.

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  22. Amys blah, blah, blogging says

    December 22, 2010 at 5:10 am

    Just love those red painted nails. My 4 year olds latest favorite thing!

    Sweet, sweet smile.

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  23. Mrs. Marine says

    December 22, 2010 at 3:16 am

    She looks like such a “big kid” in that picture! So cute! Love the red nails!

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  24. Candace says

    December 22, 2010 at 3:03 am

    She is soooo precious!

    Merry Christmas,
    Candace

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  25. Dianne says

    December 22, 2010 at 1:31 am

    She’s just adorable! What a lovely photo.

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  26. Vixen says

    December 22, 2010 at 1:23 am

    Such a stunningly precious smile! Adorable.

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    • Janice says

      December 22, 2010 at 2:04 am

      Thanks!

      Reply
  27. Tammi says

    December 22, 2010 at 1:14 am

    Awe! I bet she is so excited for Christmas! I wish I could bottle kids’ happiness and joy right now, It’s so refreshing!
    😉

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    • Janice says

      December 22, 2010 at 2:05 am

      I am just really feeling the that right now – that I could just keep all this sweetness of her at three. It is disappearing too fast!

      Reply
  28. Amber says

    December 22, 2010 at 1:01 am

    Absolutely beautiful!

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  29. Rachel {at} Mommy Needs a Vacation says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:44 am

    Love this pic! Beautiful smile!

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    • Janice says

      December 22, 2010 at 2:02 am

      thanks! 🙂

      Reply
  30. ConnieFoggles says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:44 am

    I love her smile. There’s no way she can fake that! Our children make this special time of year even more important. Enjoy her every minute!

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    • Janice says

      December 22, 2010 at 2:03 am

      Yip – she wasn’t faking. But it still took a little while of monkeying around before I got that shot! The trick was to get her to do the Away in a Manger. That just had her beaming! 🙂

      Reply
  31. Diana - Teacher Mom says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:43 am

    Olivia is such a doll!

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    • Janice says

      December 22, 2010 at 2:02 am

      THANK YOU! 🙂

      Reply
  32. Mama M. says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:37 am

    Gorgeous! The kindergartners sang that song at our school Christmas program this year, I think everyone was teary!! It was just too sweet!

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    • Janice says

      December 22, 2010 at 2:01 am

      It is a tear-jerker for sure! 🙂

      Reply
  33. It Feels Like Chaos says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:32 am

    So sweet!

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  34. Genny says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:32 am

    I was just telling Mike tonight that I want to learn to take better pictures… I have a great camera and I don’t have a strong understanding of any of the settings. Your photos are always so bright and amazing. This is such a precious shot!

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    • Janice says

      December 22, 2010 at 2:01 am

      GInny — it is all about TWO things – actually THREE things.

      1 – a great lens (If u can’t afford a high quality zoom, then get a 50mm. It will give you the crisp vibrant shots AND have the aperature you need for shallow depth of field and shooting in low light.

      2 – LIGHTROOM! I still use my Photoshop Elements for some things, but I now do almost ALL of my lighting and color, etc in Lightroom. And I never publish a shot without enhancing the light, contrast and usually white balance and saturation.

      3 – I take hundreds of shots. I have my camera on a fast shutter speed and I click multiple shots as well.

      In the New Year, I plan on writing regularly about photography. 🙂 So you can learn here too. 🙂

      Reply
  35. Mimi says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:28 am

    Oh goodness, she is just adorable. And look at those painted finger nails! She must’ve loved those! I am brought to tears every time kids sing at church. They are so precious and I’m sure the Lord loves hearing them sing!

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    • Janice says

      December 22, 2010 at 1:56 am

      Those fingernails almost made her late for her performance! LOL Olivia is obsessed with painting her nails and toes. Almost everyday she wants a new color or a fresh coat.

      So, Sunday am when I was scrambling to get us to church early so she could get to her class to get ready for the service, she insists that she needs that color. She wasn’t going to give in without a fight — and I decided it would be faster and sweeter to do her nails than to have a meltdown. So, a VERY fast coat of paint, a hairdryer and we were on our way!

      In the photo they look so RED that I was worried people would be horrified! LOL

      Reply
  36. Jacqueline says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:25 am

    Isn’t that the sweetest expression?! Such a doll! 🙂

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  37. Gabriel says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:25 am

    What a coincidence! Me and my family are in charge of our church’s Christmas Family Service this year, and my youngest daughter Florencia (7) will sing ‘Away in a manger’!! Even more, my WW post today just features videos of us singing Christmas carols, and “Away in a manger” is among them, though sung by my other daughter Carolina (13).

    Merry Christmas!

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  38. Janelle says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:25 am

    My daughter sang Away in the Manger last year. It’s so sweet to watch the little ones sing and do the actions.

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    • Janice says

      December 22, 2010 at 1:53 am

      soooooooooo sweet! 🙂

      Reply
  39. Carrie with Children says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:24 am

    She makes me smile! You can tell by the look on her cute, little face that she is proud of herself! So sweet!

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    • Janice says

      December 22, 2010 at 1:51 am

      She sure is!!! And it doesn’t hurt that I keep telling her how proud I am of her! LOL

      Reply
  40. Mama Whimsy says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:24 am

    What a sweetheart! I love the confidence in her pose.

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    • Janice says

      December 22, 2010 at 1:53 am

      You know – that is cool that you mentioned that. I don’t think of it very often — but yes, she is a confident little girl. My son has struggled so much with insecurities and anxiety that to see confidence is a new thing for me!

      Reply
  41. Louise says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:22 am

    You take such great shots, but I must say, you have Excellent Subject matter. Olivia is cute ass always!

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    • Janice says

      December 22, 2010 at 1:50 am

      She sure is! Your typo made me read twice tho – LOL. Read what you wrote. LOL

      Reply
      • Amys blah, blah, blogging says

        December 22, 2010 at 5:13 am

        Totally thought the same thing. Funny. 🙂

        Reply
  42. Eureka M says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:21 am

    This is Such a beautiful little girl and picture!!

    Reply

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