Sure, everyone has heard of the Nutcracker Ballet, but how about the Children's Nutcracker Ballet? Well, this morning Thomas and I had a date for the ballet! The Children's Nutcracker is a really fun production and was a great one for his first experience. For one, the performance is an abbreviated version and lasted about 1.5 hours total with an intermission thrown in the middle. And two, the dancers are primarily children (I spotted an adult or two) between the ages of 4 and 7 [Meredith, are you paying attention? That's 4 years from now for you!]. For most, it's their first stage performance. Yes, there was the one little girl who waved to her mom in the audience and the little girl who fell down dancing backwards. And yes, there was more laughter from the audience than the big production would have (you can't help it, these children are so cute!) And yes, the dancing isn't top-notch, but the experience is really fun and totally worth it. We both had a great time!
Upon exiting the building, we heard the roar of motorcycles. !! We quickly made our way over a block to watch the ABATE riders drive up Broadway. Today was the annual Shriners Hospital Toy Run. We watched and waved to hundreds of motorcycles loaded up with presents, stuffed animals and riders in holiday hats and even some riders in costumes. We saw both Santa and Winnie the Pooh on Harleys. I knew Thomas would love seeing this so I was happy we caught it today.
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