I agree, it's cute and my son loved going up near the altar every Sunday when he was small.
I always feel like such an old fuddy duddy when I cringe each Sunday at how the mass is celebrated though.
It doesn't seem proper to me to have the ladies up there in the first place.
I won't accept Communion from them either.
I will. It's too much of a hassle boycotting them and switching lines. I'm quite used to it now.