Nutcracker!- Mama.

Last year, June went to see the Nutcracker at a dance school in Columbus with Grams and Aunt Katie. She loved it.

So when we found out that tickets to the Nutcracker in Greenville were only $5, I decided to treat June to an afternoon out.

Granted, our $5 seats got us the second to last row in the balcony. But the Peace Center is fairly small and every seat in the house was great.

June was sooooooo excited and chose this special ballerina costume to wear out. (I swear, I made her put on a sweater and a coat too. After all it was only 50 degrees today.) June sat still through the whole performance. During intermission she talked non-stop about the ballerinas. Then she was so thrilled that the ballet started back up again, I had to physically restrain her to keep her from clapping the whole second half.

We parked 6 blocks away so we could see the sights on Main Street. They flooded a hotel plaza and set up an ice rink (no small feat when a cold day is still 50 degrees). And as always, downtown Greenville was lovely. And we used the money we saved on parking and got June this little tutu ornament. But I doubt it will every make it to the tree.

Did you know Santa gives rides on his sleigh before Christmas? It's gas powered now.

It's safe to assume June had a good time. She conked out on the ride home and then spent the rest of the evening (even after bedtime) singing the "March of the Wooden Soldiers" very loudly.