The Prince and the Mouse

Part of our Christmas celebration in Hudson last weekend was watching our Grandchildren perform in their dance studio’s production of “The Nutcracker” at the college in River Falls on Saturday night. It was the third performance for them, so getting ready for this performance and dancing Fri. night, Sat. afternoon and Sat. night, was really a lot of work for the grandchildren and all of the dancers. They all did very well, and we are so thankful that we were able to be there to see it.

7 year old Madelyn was one of the cute little mice that danced around the party celebration scene in the Nutcracker. They were all so cute, but of course, Grandma and Grandpa thought she was the cutest!

18 year old Skylar was the “Prince”. He did really well, we just couldn’t believe how easy he made his dancing look. He was so natural, and it was so great watching him perform.

Grandpa Pugliese, and Uncle Rob had not seen Skylar dance before (only on tape), and they were just as thrilled as I was. They were really surprised at how good he was. Watching him dance with the “Sugar Plum Fairy” was especially heartwarming.

Our daughter hosted an after performance party on Friday night at their home. She worked hard getting ready for that, and I wish I could have been there to help her. It was a fun party for the kids and the parents.

The studio plans to make this an annual production. So, I’m sure we will be able to enjoy this again next year!