Anna's Ballet Performance

Anna had her first ballet performance on December 11. She was so excited to perform and did beautifully.  Take note of her sincere and graceful bow at the end.

(She's the second girl from the right side.)

Anna's Evening Out

We took Anna to see The Nutcracker for the first time on Sunday. Up until now, she wasn't old enough to fully appreciate it (especially given the steep ticket prices). This year, she's taking ballet so she has an appreciation for dance and she's old enough to sit still for 2+ hours. The performance was to begin at 7:30pm so we left Jack with a babysitter and went to dinner first. It was cold and rainy Sunday afternoon, so we opted to eat close to the theater. We stumbled upon a sushi place that looked good and all Anna cared about was eating shrimp, so we were good. 

She'd never used chopsticks before and, after only a quick tutorial, she went to town! It was amazing. 

Family picture before leaving the restaurant

The orchestra for The Nutcracker

Beautiful scenery! It's hard to tell from the picture, but that's a multi-layered scenery.



We had a grand time and are looking forward to doing it again next year.