Our Nutcracker

For the past month, Issa's ballet class has been studying the Nutcracker. Her teacher has been reading the story and then they dance those scenes. The past two weeks, they have been in the Land of Sweets. This week, we were invited in to watch their version of the Nutcracker:

 The Arabian dance was Issa's favorite:

 I loved watching the Russian dance:

 Look at that pose:

 Look at this sweet, attentive brother:

It was so cute. They danced their little hearts out, and Issa was so proud we were all there to watch. I was a pretty proud mama, too.

This has been a quiet week. Much of the hustle and bustle is finished, and we are just sinking into Christmas. We watched our little Nutcracker Tuesday night. Last night, we snuggled in with a pile of Christmas stories. Issa read some to us, we read some to her. It was lovely.

Tonight, we have one more big surprise up our sleeves, but I have enjoyed the quiet celebrations, too, a lovely space to enjoy the small things and the Christmas magic.