We are certainly finding ways to celebrate the holidays this year.....our latest party happened to take place in San Francisco. The Reese women and girls went to see the Nutcracker at the War Memorial.
I decided to suprise my girls with the news so I didn't tell them anything about it until the day of the show. Ryan picked them up from school at lunch time and I had their fancy clothes out waiting for them. I made them get dressed and ready to go before I told them what we were doing. This is their reaction. They were so excited!
When we made it to San Francisco, the first stop was the mall to see Christmas decorations and get a bite to eat. We chose Nordstrom's Bistro and shopped around while we waited for our tables to be ready. (The girls all fell in love with sequined dresses there. One of them was a mere $170 for little girl's dresses. Oh, to be rich!)
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| Sydney (friend), Rachel, Lexi, Anna, Kendri, Katie |
Here we are just about to go into the dance hall. There was snow (fake) falling right outside building. It felt like it was snowing! So cool and such a surprise. I felt like we got our money's worth before we even got inside!
We planned our night for Family Night (which is why we went in the middle of the week) and reaped the benefits! The kids were able to meet some of the ballerinas before the show and at intermission they served cookies and juice to everyone. Kendri told me a couple of days later that she could feel the Rat's hand on her back and it totally "freaked her out!"
She managed to smile through the terror.....:)
We had balcony seats. I thought they were good and the girls were able to see the show. I loved all of the scenery and backdrop changes. My favorite part was the snow falling on stage. It was practically a blizzard! (not to be confused with the fake snow outside. Which was at best a small flurry:) I kept wondering how the ballerinas could breathe without inhaling the snow. But even as I was wondering about the breathing issues, I was still completely enthralled with the beauty of the stage and the dancing. Everyone loved it and they are already asking about going again next year!
Kyson was in tears about being left out. I know he never would've been able to sit through anything remotely like a ballet. But I promised him a treat when I got back and I couldn't help but fall in love with all the different Nutcrackers they had in the gift shop. There were tons of different colors and sizes. I got this Lil' Drummer Boy Nutcracker for Kyson and he loves it (almost as much as I do!)
