On Wednesday, we went as a family to the Nutcracker at the National Theater in Brasilia. It was a very enjoyable and memorable experience. We had front row seats right in the middle, so it couldn't have been a better spot. We could peer down into the orchestra pit throughout the performance. Fortunately, Little Penny slept the entire show, so Mary could sit with us. Little Caleb looked like a big boy sitting in his own chair. At various points of the show, he would get up and start doing ballerina twirls, or turn and ask, "Is this ballet?" and "When is the mouse coming?" Pita and Madge both thought that the harp was a neat instrument. (I thought the piccolo was funny: there was barely enough room to get both hands on the instrument.) The girls loved getting dressed up and the beautiful ballet. We had prepared by watching the movie on Netflix earlier in the week. We have also had the music trilling throughout the house for the past week
