Christmas was a whirlwind of activity and the beginning of the very busy birthday season. We had a neighborhood Open House, a cookie making evening with one of our past visiting students, Eva was in the Classic Christmas, the Eugene Youth Ballet performance of the Nutcracker and the Eugene Ballet Company Nutcracker, as well as, friends and food. The holidays are always a joy with Solomon because he is the true wide-eyed, open-mouthed appreciative little man.
The many ballet faces of Eva. In the Eugene Youth Ballet she played Fritz, Clara, danced Chinese and snow and mouse. In the Classic Christmas she was a little forest nymph, And in the Eugene Ballet Company performance of the Nutcracker she was Party Child and danced in The Waltz of the Flowers. I would guess easily over 30 performances this Christmas season. She loves it and we love watching her dance! Emma, Eva and I even traveled up to Seattle to spend the weekend and give Eva the opportunity to try out for San Francisco and Pacific Northwest Ballet Summer Intensives. It was a fun, fun trip and a couple of intense try-outs for Eva.
Christmas Eve and Christmas with family and friends
The beginning of the birthday celebrations....
Every year the Coury's make a delicious birthday meal for Diane and it is delicious! This year all the kids were here and so we got the group shot. Later that night Matthew headed up to Portland to catch a plane to China for five months. Great kid shot!
One week later we celebrated Meggie's birthday. She is celebrating her 20th year!
Happy Birthday and we love you!
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