Kate decided to take part in her dance school’s performance of the Nutcracker given how much she loves dance and performing in the Ooch spring musical. We were both blown away by the magnitude of the event, and how well it was organized and performed — all from our small neighbourhood dance school. While the choreography was handled by the school’s namesake (Pia Bouman), the 100’s of costumes, props, etc, were organized and maintained by parents. It was an intense fall of rehearsals and even busier weekend of performances, but it was a perfect distraction for Kate & I. I volunteered on the sewing team and met some very solid parents while learning a lot about tutu’s. Kate did an amazing job performing her dances, and even helped out behind the scenes with the costume sewing.
Mice and Mouse King, Dec 7, 2019 
Chinese princesses & their court, Dec 8, 2019
She had friends and family at each performance, and proudly accumulated a beautiful bouquet. I couldn’t help but think throughout how proud Nora would have been of her, finding something of her own that she loves to do and working hard at it, and how much Nora would have loved watching the performances.
First roses from Larissa & Jules, Dec 6, 2019 
Full Nutcracker bouquet, Dec 11, 2019