For the last few years we've gone to see the Nutcracker during the Christmas season. This year we decided not to do it. We had tickets to see A Christmas Carol instead, but at the last minute Gary decided to surprise me with tickets. I have to say that A Christmas Carol was my least favorite performance at Theater IV to date, so I was that much happier to know that the Nutcracker was coming.
Our cousins from Northern Virginia and my parents joined us for a fun event. My mom made Grace and her cousin matching Christmas dresses. She even made matching dresses for their American Girl dolls. The kids all enjoyed the performance. The list of "favorites" ran the gamut from the rat king meeting his demise, to Fritz getting spanked for breaking the Nutcracker, the break-dancing-booty-shaking bear, to Bo Peeps's little sheep who are afraid of the wolf. Many of the kids listed getting the Nutcracker ornaments from Grandma on their list of favorites.
We're all humming the music and doing the moves in the kitchen. Somehow we're not getting as much height on our jumps as they did. Maybe we need tights ...
