All dressed up

We received a phone call from a friend on Sunday morning at 8:30 inviting Anna and I to go to a ballet performance at noon at a nearby art center. It sounded like a fun, girlie thing to do, so we met them there. Here are Anna and my friend's daughter...great friends since they were 18 months old!! Some people there thought they were twins!!!


A ballet school from Milwaukee gave a wonderful performance, and it was just the right amount of time for lots of young little girls to sit and watch...45 minutes. The dancers wore beautiful costumes and had quite a bit of variety to the show. After the performance, the girls had apple cider and cookies and then headed over to a hallway with fun activities!! They had their faces painted...



Visiting a room that had some actual costumes from the show was very interesting. I can't believe the detail that went into each and every costume. Also in this room was something that pretty much grossed me out, but the girls seemed to love it. They had a chance to take home a used and worn out ballet shoe (cement toe and all).
Little did we know that in the next room we ere able to decorate the shoe with all kinds of beads and markers--fun!! The also had more crafts....


A momento that was very special to Anna was a picture that she had taken with a real ballerina after the show. (Wish I had a scanner to show you the Polaroid!) What a fun afternoon to spend with your daughter and with good friends...we had a blast!! Jill