Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Holiday Happenings, Part 2

Arya climbed up into our Christmas tree and settled down on a branch for a nap!


See her?!


We attended our annual homeschool Christmas party.  We rent a gym, bring food, and the kids hang out playing games and doing crafts.  Ted and Julie lead some wild and crazy games!


Lisa


This one is my favorite.  The kids form two big teams, then each team tries to drag all of its members across the floor on towels faster than the other team.  Hilarity ensues.


Claire


Claire cheers her team on.  Trying to capture these games is worse than trying to photograph dancing!


Brennan and friend


The kids, listening to instructions for the next game.  Now they throw balls at each other.  The last one standing wins.


And this little guy is the last one standing for his team!


Our Irish dancers strut their stuff.




At the last minute, we learned that "Led by Ted" would be performing!






Proud Mom moment:  I got to watch Hailey perform three roles in The Nutcracker.  She was the lovely Snow Queen - a big part!, Chinese, which included lifts with a partner, and one of the Flowers.  She looked amazing.  At the very end of the Chinese dance, as her partner was carrying her off the stage on his shoulders, he bobbled.  I gripped the edge of my seat, frantically muttering, "Don't drop her, Don't drop her, DON'T DROP HER!!!"  He didn't.  He very neatly rolled her down into his arms and very few people in the audience even realized he hadn't done it on purpose.  Whew.



I couldn't get any actual pictures of her dancing, but she got a few backstage.  The Snow Queen.


Chinese




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