Sunday, December 21, 2008

The Nutcracker and Leavenworth

Last weekend Havah's dance school had their performances of the Nutcracker Ballet. She has been beyond excited for this day! Her ballet school added a scene in order for the littlest girls to be apart of the Nutcracker.
She was one of the Angels that protect Clara from the Mouse King until right before the big battle between the toy soldiers, Nutcracker, Mouse King and mice. It was pretty exciting! :) in the dressing room before the show


waiting to go on stage



such pretty little angels!

















the battle of the toys and the mice



waltz of the flowers




Since we had just been to this building/stage to watch Fiddler on the Roof, she assumed that there would be "fans" waiting to take pictures and sign autographs (like there was at Fiddler). Fortunately, both sets of grandparents and an adoring brother were there. :)




The next day we took Grandpa and Grandma to Leavenworth for a trip to the Gingerbread Factory and some very crowded sledding.


the lighting ceremony




Grandma, Grandpa and Henry waiting at the top of the sledding hill



what's a quaint German town without life sized Nutcrackers?



Fun Grandpa & Grandma pulling the kids around town on the sled.



Henry and I rode together down the hill. Fortunately, he and I both like to take it pretty easy...


5 comments:

Miller Moments said...

Your photos are magical. Tell Havah she looked like a princess to me. So wish you lived closer so I could share some of her special moments.

Miller Moments said...

Oh, and by the way...LOVE Henry's hat!

dawn klinge said...

You got some really great pictures of the Nutcracker! The lighting festival in Leavenworth looks like so much fun.

Hazel's mom said...

Loved that Havah was expecting (and got) and adoring public. Wish we could have been there. It looks like a great production!

Delena said...

What fun. Makes me want to venture on up to that quaint little town. I wish I could have seen the nutcracker. I went to the wrong one and saw the one at the PAC, which was great, but I really wanted to see your school perform. Next year.