i took talby to see the nutcracker this year.
she was so excited to do something fancy with mom….alone.
i think the alone part was the most exciting for her.
she wore her beautiful black gown with sparkles (from our neighbors at the garage sale)
and dressed her build-a-bear up too.
craig walked in from work and she said "hi daddy! i'm beautiful!"
hmmm…we must say that often.
we had balcony seats but it is such a great theater…no bad seats anywhere.
the lights went down and the music began.
the dancing couples came out and she gasped "OH….i am going to LOVE this!"
it made me start to cry.
she also said "mom…he's not really a doll. he's a man pretending to be a doll."
so precious and innocent.
(lorel…i know what you are thinking….)
there was a woman in our row with a 1 year old baby.
i kept thinking "who would bring a baby to this?" before it started.
and when it did…that baby sat there as if she was completely hypnotized…it was crazy.
and sitting right next to me was a young couple probably 18 or 19.
i felt SO BAD for him.
he was tall and so cramped in the little seats and AT THE BALLET!
i just wanted to grab his girlfriend and say "why did you make him come here?"
he was keeping his cool but i just knew he was dying to get out of there.
i like ballet.
i liked being in ballet.
every ballet i went to as a child i would think to myself "that's what i will be when i grow up"
in all the nutcrackers that i have seen….
i have never seen a Fritz played by a man with a hairdo similar to Side Show Bob.
(very big poufy naturally curly hair…an Afro on a white guy)
it was very distracting.
and for that matter…all the men in this ballet had odd hair…it must be a moscow thing?
anyway…we made it through most of it and when she whispered "how much longer?"
i knew it was time to go.
so we did.
straight to krispy kreme.
it was nice.
besides alone time with talby….i hadn't been inside a krispy kreme since we'd moved to kansas!
i was feeling a bit homesick for IL.
we had a KK about 5 minutes from our house there and we'd meet friends there often.
sigh…..
what a good night!
but any night that ends in donuts has to be a good night.
it's a fact.
princess lasertron - annie has the BEST clothes
Rachel - What a great pic of you, Annie and hubby.
I love the outfit Annie has on; she is adorable!
Jamie Sampson - so cute and sweet. BTW- you are gorgeous, love the photo of you on Santa’s lap. Love Annie’s cute little clothing ensemble.
kasey - darn cute.
Lorelei - How sweet these photos are! I love how candid they are.
I love the necklace you’re wearing!! Wish I could get a better glimpse! It’s a nice style. One I’d like to try out in my own designs.
Alice - I love the picture with the three of you in it with Santa. You three are adorable. I love Annie’s outfit. Did you color your hair? It looks amazing!
Alice - You three, are adorable. Did you color your hair? It looks amazing!
Christy - How fun! They went all out! My company does a kid party too, we love it!
Love Annie’s little outfit! Do you have favorite stores to get her clothes or just wherever & whatever is colorful? She has the cutest wardrobe EVER!
Lorilee - I love Annie’s outfits too! They just look so HAPPY!
Blessings,
Lorilee
meaghan easterhaus - noooo! hubby’s cute!
Aubrey - That backdrop was so big and impressive, I almost couldn’t find Annie or Santa. Luckily she had one of her signature outfits–I love those.
traci - that is so special. those are the memories that last a lifetime. annie looks so sweet with santa.
Meaghan - never seen hubs before! cute! what did he think of you sitting on his friends’ lap?
a thorn among roses - impressive backdrop…colorful and fun! love that the grinch was there too!
Erica - I’m impressed she would sit with him, even I’m scared of Santa. Something about beards….
katie moreland - awww… she is so cute!! I love Christmas with kids!! Have a great weekend. 🙂
Chrince - Annie wears the cutest clothes! I wish they came in my size!
carissa - Craig’s company ROCKS! They “get it”… get the importance of family life too! VERY cool!
her precious face… telling santa what she wants!
and speaking of Target… i was so happy to see they had restocked… got more LPS! 🙂 yippee!
our girls will be so happy!
the BEST Friday to you!
jerusalem - that is too cute. neither of our kids have asked to see Santa this year, but they have written letters and Miles has even “sent” Mrs. Claus a present. Too cute.
Kim - So cute! It reminds me of all those trips to the mall to see Santa when I was little. Good memories. I love Annie’s outfit! Such style. I want some tights like that!
Tammi - How sweet. I came across your blog and am so impressed by your home, and the fact that you have 5 kids and can manage to have a “girls craft night”…Kudos to your decorating and crafting abilities-great ideas!!
Also, I noticed in the Santa pic it looks like you colored your hair darker, no? It looks pretty….
Shannan - So precious! And the one of all three of you is great – you look bee-utiful! Oh, and Annie’s outfit made my day. I’m loving little girls in crazy combos.
Sharla - She looks so cute on his lap – she BELIEVES which is so awesome.
My 4-year-old has seen so many Santa’s this year he’s been asking how he will know the real one (“Mom, all the Santa’s have different beards. How will I know the REAL one?”). I tell him Santa has many helpers and the real one comes only on Christmas – the only response I could think of.