Nutcracker Ballet

We figured Jillian was now old enough to go to the Nutcracker Ballet in Portland. Mommy and Daddy had been going every year, as part of our Christmas tradition, and we had always seen lots of little girls there, all dressed up in their Christmas dresses. So, we were ready to take Jillian along last Wednesday. She was excited to go in her new Christmas dress.

We had decent seats, way up front about 5 rows from the stage (this photo shows her up there). She held on to the program the entire time, because it had a picture of a ballerina on the front. For quite awhile, she kept asking us when she'd see that ballerina. She also asked us at what time she'd get to go on stage. Jillian kept her attention pretty well at the start of the show, and was a little afraid of the mouse battle.

After the intermission, Jillian was fading, and laid down on her seat for short little "rests". She was ready to be done, and kept asking when we'd go home ... so she didn't see much of the second half. It didn't take long for her to fall asleep on the way home.