"the PIANIST" or "my most embarrassing mommy moment to date"

I think I earned another badge for my parenting vest tonight.....let me set the stage for my most embarrassing parenting moment ever:

Our church is hosting the Southwest Association meetings for the North American Baptist Conference this weekend. Basically this means that pastors from churches in Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Missouri are using our building to hold association business meetings. Tonight the church hosted a banquet for everyone with a speaker to follow. Tables and chairs were set up in half the sanctuary and the food was delicious. Unfortunately, childcare was not available until AFTER the banquet. Things may be different next time we host the SWA meetings.......

So, here's the funny part ---

Our pastor, Dennis, stood up with a microphone right in front of our table and gave a brief welcome before opening the evening in prayer. During his welcome, he announced that a member of our congregation was a very gifted PIANIST and would play a piece before the meal. Flora was sitting directly in front of Dennis as he was talking. As he made this announcement, she looked at me, snickered, and said, "PENIS?"
Ohmygosh......
I turned pink and told Flora to "shh" but kept a straight face. Thinking I hadn't heard her properly, she said, "PENIS, Mommy?"
Did you know that 2-year-olds only have one volume when they talk? Just because everyone else is silent does not mean that they will speak in hushed tones. I was probably a bright fuchsia at this point and again hushed Flora but my straight face was quickly cracking. (By the way, if you're curious, you can read a whole post about why Flora even knows the word "penis" here.)
The final straw came when she giggled, pointed at Dennis, and said, "Mommy, that man say PENIS!"
Luckily, Dennis chose that moment to start praying so I had an excuse to hide my bright red face while I composed my silent giggles.

I don't know if anyone understood what Flora was saying. I only asked two people and neither of them had heard it, but I'm fairly certain that Dennis must have heard her. Whether all 50 people heard her or no one heard her but me, I was definitely embarrassed. Once we arrived home, Flora and I had a little talk about how we only talk about penises at home. She flippantly said, "Oh, okay" but I have a feeling she's going to embarrass me again someday with that word.....
Of course, Scout couldn't let me have my most embarrassing moment with Flora alone, so he decided to push the loud buttons on his little truck in the middle of Dennis's prayer -- just to be sure that EVERYONE in the room knew that there were toddlers present.
Now, I don't want to seem like a know-it-all or a pushy mom so all I'll say is that none of this would have happened if the kids had been in the nursery during the banquet......just sayin'.