Charlotte and I spent most of yesterday at Disneyland helping her twin cousins celebrate their 4th b-day. It was quite a successful trip especially since it was a no nap day with no real break down to speak of. I think Charlotte was thriving off of the crowds and possibly the allowance of more sugar than she’s used to. As a mother, the most memorable part of the day was the tiki room visit. It started off fantastically with Charlotte tap dancing and clapping for the singing birds. That quickly changed when it got dark, drums started beating, and the tiki guys on the walls started chanting…oh yeah, the lightning and thunder didn’t help. Baby girl turned into a little monkey, clinging to me and almost crying until it was over. However, she did much better than the little boy in front of us who cried the entire time, poor kids. Having to guess, I would say Charlotte’s favorite part of the day, besides being with her cousins, was the jungle cruise. She goes nuts for animals and these looked real enough to elicit animal sounds and lots of pointing from her. All and all it was a great day and I have to thank Pigwinked’s father for the free pass (which without we wouldn’t have been able to go, thanks Mr. E). I look forward to our next free trip to Disneyland even more now that I know Charlotte can hang and that she really enjoys it there. Hopefully when it cools and the summer crowds leave we will make it back, hopefully.
On a very different note, Saturday Sweet B and I enjoyed an afternoon at the ballet. And I mean really enjoyed from our Orchestra 4th row center seats (thanks to husband’s work, TBG, which built this for the OCPAC). The American Ballet Theatre started their performance with Etudes which I have come to learn is a staple in many companies repertoires. The music was beautiful and worth the visit alone. The dancing was basically a walk through classical ballet from the first five positions to the most technically difficult and amazing dancing one could imagine, breathtaking. I found myself looking forward to the day that Charlotte might find interest in ballet and wear an adorable tutu 
As wonderful as the first performance was, we really went to see Rabbit and Rogue which was choreographed by Twyla Tharp to music composed by Danny Elfman. Again, the music was worth it alone. The story was a bit confusing as one of the lead male dancers seemed to disappear half way through and was replaced by someone else. We couldn’t figure out if it was intentional. Confusing as it was, it was still a blast to watch people dancing on point to Danny Elfman, truly a unique experience. Carlee and I parted both agreeing that we must make trips to the ballet a more regular event and I’m already looking to see if I can score orchestra 4th row center tickets to the Nutcracker.
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