Last night we went to the south end of the island to see our local dance company's production of the Nutcracker. Nana and Poppa surprised Chloe with her Christmas dress (an early Christmas gift). She was so excited. I had her convinced that she had to go to the Nutcracker in her jeans and shirt. She was not very happy with that plan. So when Poppa showed her the dress, she was speechless (if you can believe it). The dress came with a matching tiara and purse so of course our little "princess" was in big girl heaven. She looked absolutely beautiful and she knew it too. Nana and Mommy looked quite smashing as well but Chloe of course stole the night.
We went out to dinner at one of our favorite little restaurants on the south end. It was so nice to go out to dinner before the show. We attempted to do that last year but it didn't work out. We ended up watching the show hungry last time. Chloe was a bit confused when we pulled up to the restaurant at first because she realized it wasn't the Nutcracker but once she understood that we were going to eat dinner she was all for the stop.
We got to the theatre in plenty of time to find our friends and our seats. Chloe was thrilled that she got to sit next to her good friend Katy. The two of them were beyond excited. Katy's parents, Becca and Paul, were there too! We saw lots of friends from school all dressed up for a night out. Chloe got to show off her beautiful Christmas dress to all of her friends.
Once the ballet started both girls were completely mesmerized. The costumes are stunning and all hand-made. The sets and props were all painted and designed by our school's art teacher, she is an amazing artist. Plus the stage where the performance was held is incredible and very state-of-the-art, we don't have anything close to it on the north end of the island. Chloe remembered quite a bit of the show from the year before. She couldn't wait for the giant Christmas tree to grow, for the Nutcracker to come to life and for the mermaids to appear. Her biggest shock was when she discovered that "Madame Bumbles" (she wears a large dress where lots of little dancers hide under) was actually a man in stilts. I can believe it is a man that dress is HUGE and it looks very heavy.
Chloe got a "Clara" Nutcracker and Aidan got a red Nutcracker from the gift shop. We figured they would be fun Christmas decorations to add to the house. Although I may have trouble packing Chloe's away, she is rather attached. After the show the art teacher gave us a tour of the backstage. Both Katy and Chloe were thrilled to be on the stage and able to touch the set and props. I even got a picture of Chloe sitting on the chair used in the party scene. She was pretty excited about that. We headed home right after that and stopped off at Applebees for some yummy desserts. We ran into the Cox and Newman families there and had a good time. All too soon it was time for bed!
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