This weekend we spent with the Sanchez grandparents. We had many adventures, but the main event was Paige’s Nutcracker performance on Saturday night. She danced as the Dewdrop Fairy in Waltz of the Flowers (above).
She danced in the Snowflake number.
She was also a Chinese dancer.
She was lovely and she was strong. I can’t believe the stamina she showed in the Waltz of the Flowers. I’m so glad she had this opportunity.
Today I need to sew ribbons and elastic on these new pointe shoes. It’s a surprisingly difficult task. Shoes don’t fit well in a sewing machine and I usually sew the elastics 3 times because the shoes have to fit just right.
I love new ballet shoes. Aren’t they beautiful?
Paige’s costume for the Chinese dance just arrived and there is some altering for that, too.
Paige’s debut in the Nutcracker ballet is on December 11.
Today one of us dressed up in 1776 attire to give a presentation to a class…
and others tried their hands at plein air painting at our pond after a Monet lesson.
For today’s post Daniel brings you a night at the movies. This is a stop-motion animation video that he created. He has produced about a dozen of these little clips so far, and they are delightful.
The sound on this video is quite low, so turn up your speakers/headphones. Notice the details such as the staff and hat floating down the river, the bubbles, and Robin Hood almost falling backwards but catching himself. Enjoy.
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Click on the link below to hear some more Sunday sounds. Paige did this painting when she was 12.
Paige is pictured second from the right.
My photos of the event are ridiculously poor. This one makes me look twice, though.
Congratulations on your 8th dance recital, Paige. It was beautiful.
Be sure to find beauty somewhere today. It makes all the difference.
Timothy learned that it takes a long time to paint…longer than he was interested, in fact. I love his drawing.
The teacher said you can tell a lot about the personality of the artists in these paintings. Daniel paints in a very precise way.
Paige could be the next Georgia O’Keeffe if she wanted to.
She said, “I need to paint the irises before they are gone,” and she did.
Mark joined her and did another “Study in Red” (his favorite color).
Plein air painting is all about the moment.
I hope this brings a smile. Have a great day!