Nutcracker

Rachel's dance studio performed in a Nutcracker production on Dec. 20th and 22nd. Nate and I stayed to watch her first performance... and missed watching BYU's bowl game. (Of course, in the end we didn't miss much!) Nate was a good sport. After Rachel danced in her Snow Fairy scene I brought her out to watch the rest of the production. She was in heaven! That was the best part, watching her watch the dancers. She loved it! On the 22nd she had a matinee and evening performance that we didn't stay to watch. I had my reasons, three to be exact... #1- I didn't want to pay 10 bucks per person for a ticket, #2- An hour and a half of watching people dance just isn't my thing, and #3- The danseur or ballerino (yep, that's what a male ballerina is called. I had to look it up!) Ok, um, not sure what my reaction was suppose to be, but Nate and I were trying not to laugh too loud! I'm sorry, but a man in tights... and when I say tights, I mean TIGHTS... just shouldn't be something to be seen in public or anywhere for that matter!! Well then, so-- anyway, we couldn't take pictures of our sweet daughter actually dancing and no camcorders were allowed so I had to buy a "professional" recording of it. I don't have it yet and Rachel's part was so short that I don't know if it will even be worth it. Ok, ok.. it will be worth it, but it was a rip off!

She really did a great job. She is getting to be so brave and confident. We are so proud of her!