last weekend sadie performed in a modern version of the nutcracker. she auditioned a few months ago (her first audition) and made the part of a party girl and a chinese girl. she did such a great job and really enjoyed the experience. she loves to perform on stage. with practices and everything else she has been balancing, it has been a busy couple months for her. i am proud of the hard worker she is. her teacher told me the other day she is "perfect" and told me how lucky i am to have her as my daughter. i completely agree.
the nutcracker was a little different than the ballet version, complete with cell phones and belly dancers and african drums. it was entertaining and well done. dave's parents flew out to be here for it. it was wonderful to have them here. it was the perfect weekend for them to come because they got to catch a soccer game of abe's, sadie sang in sacrament meeting, the primary kids also sang a song, and kai gave the scripture in primary. max wouldn't let go of papa john and sadie and mimi had a great time sewing, but they are both forever banned from the iron. we were sad to see them go but we completely enjoyed the weekend together.
