Dance Family Party

Tonight we finally kicked off our holiday party season! Because of timing and other obligations, we missed both Ben's work and Navy Reserve holiday parties, as well as the official Dance Company holiday party. Last year we opened our house to several of the dance families for a little Christmas fun, and this year we decided to do the same thing. It was a blast. We hovered in the kitchen, picking at the many delicious dishes people had brought to share. The kids were running around playing and doing who-knows-what while all the adults sat chatting, first together and then separately as the men escaped to the basement while the women sat in the comfort of the living room. I have said many times how blessed I feel to have found this studio, where it's not just Ava's whose found friends but our entire family. After only two years this has become a tradition that I look forward to, and hope to carry on for many years to come.

A group picture of the kids, as taken by Ava