Nutcracker 2012

 This year Ally was in the Nutcracker. Her ballet school performs it every Christmas season and she decided that this year she was ready to commit to the production. She was an Arabian Princess that Clara and the Nutcracker see on their way to see the Sugarplum Fairy. She did a great job and is TOTALLY doing it again next year.

Evie and I had fun hanging out together most of the day at the Egyptian Theater. We had to get Ally there early and decided to stay and save seats for our family members who were coming to attend the Matinee performance.

While we were in line to get into the Auditorium Evelyn took her very first pictures with my camera. I had a whole bunch of pictures of random people, the floor, my shoes, doors, posters on the wall. She took a bunch of me as well. I frequently was missing either my forehead or my chin. However, she also got these two awesome shots of me. Awesome.  

The Skidmore girls came to watch.

 Janet, Wendy, Becca and little Janet also came to see the Matinee

 Joe and Shelley with Ally

 Grandpa and Grandma Burke with Ally after the Evening performance

 Nate and Ethan went to the Evening performance after being busy with a scout overnighter and fundraiser. Ryland is going to be attending the Matinee on Monday with his school class. Such a fun Christmas activity.



Dance Pictures 2012

Ally had three dances this year since she started taking Jazz as well last September. Evelyn also started dance last fall so it was really fun watching the girls this past year. Recital pictures to come in a few weeks, cannot wait.

In My Own Little Corner

 Shake Your Groove Thing

 Yakity Yak

 Bee My Baby Bumblebee

Flashback Friday: Nutcracker 2011

This weeks Flashback Friday isn't really a Flashback, more of a one-week-back, but I wanted to actually get it on here before it qualified as a Flashback. Ally's ballet studio does the Nutcracker ballet every Christmas. We have never been able to go before this year. While Ally is able to participate she has never really wanted to partly because she didn't really know what it entailed. Well, next year it is mandatory if she wants to continue on with the same studio. So, we decided we better go check it out so she can finally know what it is really all about.

We had Ethan take a few pictures of us before we left. Of course Evie wanted to be in some of them as well.
Yep, my girls have a little bit of sass in them, that is for sure!
We had a great time. We went to eat at Olive Garden, it has been fun to teach Ally that there is food beyond McDonald's. We had a veritable feast that night and then enjoyed our leftovers the next day for lunch.

Although she was leaning towards NOT being in the Nutcracker next year when we left our house, by the time we hit Intermission she had done a 180! So, next year our whole family will be attending so we can see our Awesome Ally perform in it! Looking forward to it!

When we got out we decided to get a bit of Christmas shopping done! It was a super fun night!