Today we went to the Nutcracker at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. This is our second year in a row taking the kids and Ava's first year. Poor Ava had a fever and slept all morning, but sort of woke up when it was time for the show. She loved it, as we all did. The only weird thing was there was NO sugar plum fairy. After Lily and Hannah were such stars, this was a bit disappointing, but the kids actually didn't notice at all. As usual, Ben loved the Mouse King battle. We had actually ran into the Mouse King before the show - Ben chased him outside, but then was too scared to actually take a photo with him. Ava obliged....sort of. At intermission and after the show, after Lily woke up (she got a little tired about 5 minutes before the end), the kids ran up and down the ramps in the theater.
