Happy New Year!

Tonight we drank sparkling grape juice and watched the ball drop in NYC (live on CNN so we didn't have to wait). We do live a glamorous life!

Here's wishing you a happy and healthy 2010.

Zoo Lights

On Christmas Night, we went to the Zoo to see the light display. Despite the cold weather, Marina had a great time. She enjoyed eating the food and drinking hot chocolate. She loved seeing the lights and animals. Most of all, she got spoiled by Miss Judy and Bethany. That on top of a ton of Christmas presents. Does it get any better than this?

Merry Christmas!

The OZ

This evening, Marina was in the Dance Core's production of The OZ, a variation of The Wizard of Oz. She was a Munchkin, the Lullaby League in particular.

She had two dress rehearsals this week. I noticed at both of them that she knew the steps very well. She even took the time to wave at me during both the dress rehearsal and performance.

The battery ran out midway through the performance, so the video is in two parts.

Part 1



Part 2

Go Mammoth!

My sister invited Marina and I along with my brothers to the Colorado Mammoth preseason game this evening. Most of us had never seen a lacrosse game before. We all had a great time. Aunt Ann gave Marina an orange cowbell top ring during the game, which she did often. When the crowd cheered, Marina did too. She even joined the chorus chanting "De-fense!" While I was off getting popcorn, she and Cameron even ended up on the Jumbo-Tron screen!

The Princess and the Frog ... Finally

Marina has been dying to see the new Disney Princess movie, The Princess and the Frog, for quite a while. We had planned to see it the day after Thanksgiving, but apparently Disney changed the nationwide release date until today.

We met her friend Lily at the theater. The girls hugged each other as soon as they saw each other. They were so excited they were silly. They both loved the movie and are completely taken with Princess Tiana. They were a few scary parts, but overall they both highly recommend it to their princess friends.

Happy St. Nicholas Day!

St. Nicholas came by our church today to celebrate his feast day. Marina wa very excited to see him. She even got a nice bag of goodies to celebrate.