The Nutcracker Ballet

Last week we went to see the Nutcracker Ballet.

For the past two years, my friend Abbie plans this great field trip for our homeschooling group. I love to go each year. It really makes it feel like Christmas.

This year was even more special since it was Abbie's birthday. We also got to sit on the front row right in the center! Afterwards we went to lunch with Abbie and Taylor and enjoyed some time with good friends.

I'm not so sure Aiden thinks the ballet was so much fun, as he kept sighing and asking where we were going for lunch, but he survived. I don't think we'll take him next year. I'll have to give him a break and let him hang out with dad or grandma.

Merry Christmas, everybody!

The Nutcracker Museum

This week we went on a field trip to the Nutcracker Museum and Pecan Orchard. The people who own the orchard and museum are an adorable little older couple who said that they had never had a tour of kids before. They had set out a table of little cups of vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, chopped pecans, chocolate covered pecans and white chocolate covered pecans. They had juice for the kids too.

It was amazing to see how many different nutcrackers they had on display.