We had an absolutely incredible weekend! Friday night, we headed back to the Chinese Lantern Festival, and Nana joined this year:
We thought there might be a new lantern or two, but we were shocked to discover it is a completely new display every year. The first segment was all birds, which made Nana very happy:
Where the cherry blossoms had been last year, a huge imperial palace stood:
Very rarely do the kids play at exhibits any more, but they both had a blast Friday night making stars change colors:
And popping smoke filled bubbles:
We got some great pictures with some of the lanterns:
The dinosaur lanterns had us all having too much fun and laughing way too hard:
It was a very cold night, but it was so fun. It will definitely be an annual tradition now!
Saturday, Issa and I went to DPAC to see Hairspray:
And we ended the weekend at the ballet:
They did Balenchine's Emeralds and then an original work to Beethoven's ninth that broke my brain. In addition to a full orchestra, they had a full chorus singing. Almost the entire company was on stage for Ode to Joy, and it was truly spectacular. I've never been to a ballet that also had a chorus, but I hope they do another soon!
We all have two days of school before we start the Thanksgiving cooking, and we can't wait!
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