Nutcracker

Today was a special treat! Buzz' sister and family took care of Sunny for the afternoon so that we could take Sparkle to the Nutcracker. Last year Buzz was super busy with school and didn't get to come; this year we made sure that he got to be part of the action. We met three other families from our small group for lunch before we all headed over to the ballet. The anticipation was almost too much for the girls and there was more dancing and prancing around the table than there was eating!

As usual, the fight scene between the Rat King and the Nutcracker Prince caused the most excitement and lead to the most questions ("He's only pretending to be dead, right?"). This year Sparkle was much more focused on watching the dancing and wasn't nearly as overwhelmed by the production of it all. I missed her spontaneous comments from last year ("Oh, wow! She's gorgeous!) and the excited bouncing on my lap. I suppose I'll get to experience that again in a couple of years when Sunny is old enough to sit through her first performance.

We were happy to continue this Christmas tradition and loved it even more because we got to share it with friends. Is there anything more precious than this bunch???