28 December 2009

christmas in seattle

it's so amazing that now for most holidays & other special occasions we can drive three hours north instead of flying across the country. my mom flew out from north carolina for christmas, so every single garrels & ramsdale was in seattle for christmas celebrations.

mom bought tickets for us to see "the nutcracker" performed by the pacific northwest ballet, with costume + set design by maurice sendak of "where the wild things are". it's been a dream of mine for years to see this particular production, & i was so enthralled. growing up in peru i always wanted to be a ballerina, and since jungle-living isn't particularly conducive to ballet lessons, i would simply clear the floor, draw the drapes, and dance along to an old VHS of barishnikov's 1977 performance (yes, my dad made sure we had the latest technology--a VCR, even in the jungle!). needless to say, any time i have the chance to see this live, i'm taken back to my girlhood dreams.


: heron meets the nutcracker :


we had a christmas eve celebration with josh's family (on the eve of the 23rd, actually), then spent most of our remaining days with the ramsdales. the kids were so excited to have their nana in town...

: lucas was very particular with his santa sign :


: christmas morning :

: top pot doughnuts before heading back to portland :

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