The Nutcracker

So for some reason I can't get my computer to load the pictures from the Nutcracker but Ali and I went for a Mom and daughter date to the Nutcracker a few days before Christmas. It started out rocky because Ali wanted to wear a dress with no sleeves. We recently had a member of our stake presidency come in and give a talk about modest dress and morality, etc. Then a few weeks later a member of the bishopric came in and gave a lesson very similar but the end result was that I decided it was time to crack down on not only myself but also Ali. So we went through her wardrobe and donated any dresses that are not "modest" I know she is a little girl but you have to start sometime. We kept a few really nice dresses that can be worn with blouses underneath. So, she put on one of these sleeveless dress and said she didn't want anything under it. So we tossed the dress in the donate pile and had to come up with another outfit. To be honest I am glad we are fighting this out now and not when she is twelve because I don't know if I could win later.

So, she looks all poutty in the photos which you can't see because she was pouting over her outfit. Once the ballet started though she was enthrawled. She loved it!!! Fully entertained. She had to go to the bathroom right near the end so we snuck out with all our stuff. When we finished she said is it still going? When she found out it was we had to sneak back in for the last three minutes or so. It was darling to see her laugh and have such a fun time at the ballet. She really loved when the big lady with the hoop skirt pulls up her dress and the children run out from under it.

Her first ballet performance is in the spring and she can't wait to be on the stage dancing for everyone. Her ballet studio is performing Cinderella and Ali's class is dancing as the mice who make Cinderella's dress. Their part is so cute. I can't wait to see it on the stage.

So our Mommy daughter date was a success in the end though it nearly got cancelled before it even began. After the ballet we did some last minute Christmas shopping and she picked out really thoughtful presents for her brothers. She got Carter a bike lock and Tyler duct tape. They both loved their presents.

It was a fun afternoon. The boys went with Byron to see a movie.