Just a few pics from a proud momma…
The girls with our beautiful Mouse Queen
Dancing Mice… Abby is in the middle…
Waiting on the Mouse Queen to call for battle!
Yes we are exhausted… and I slept until 12:45 this afternoon… but the look of sheer joy on Abby’s face made all of the car pooling, Sunday afternoon practices, and complaining about bobby pins totally worth it.
Well, yes… Houston did get a good bit of snow yesterday… but for some strange weather reason, it was mostly south of us… We had flurries most of the day and we took every chance we had to play in it! It didn’t “stick” to anywhere but our hair, but it was still a fun day for all of us :-)
This is Abby’s first year in The Nutcracker. She’s a member of The Woodlands Dance Co. They don’t allow camera flashes in the actual show, but we could take all of the pics we wanted to at rehearsal last night. And because I’m such a braggy Momma here are a few shots of my little mouse :-)
Abby is center line… actually looking at the camera ;-)
Awaiting the Mouse Queen… She’s 3rd from the left…
She’s in the two shows this Sunday, but she’s already got her summer ballet classes all planned out so that she can be Clara one day (“when she’s old”). My baby loves her some ballet!
It’s going to be a long day with morning rehearsals and the two shows, but so much fun to watch! I’m so glad my parents are braving the cold weather to travel over to see her.
If you have a local dance company, go out and support their efforts!
Meet Russell. Russell is our Elf on the Shelf elf. Simple and really cute idea… the story says that your elf watches over you during the day then reports back to Santa in the night… When you wake up the next morning, your elf will be in a new location. I LOVE that this little quirky elf named Russell has my kids making their beds, picking up their rooms, and being super over-the-top sweet to each other. They even SHARED last night… I know. Crazy, huh?
