Come Dance with Me shoots

My daughters take dance lessons from "Ms. Paula" of the Come Dance With Me program.  So when she asked me to do a Picture Day for their Nutcracker production, I was absolutely thrilled! I had such a great time meeting all the parents and children during the photo shoot! Here's some adorable shots of the kids...

All the costumes looked great on everyone!

AND, this was such an adorable group of well-behaved kids! 

Here's Rhea, she was a "Tea Leaf".

These two little mice are cousins; Aren't they just the cutest??!!

I took my daughters and mom to the Nutcracker show after these pictures and it was so neat to see them perform.  Even my 3 1/2 year old girls were totally mesmerized by the play!  Great job everyone!

Here's a few "behind the scenes" shots taken by my buddy and fellow photog Wes Bonnefin:

THEN came Breakfast with Santa in Auburn, which was really neat because they had all sorts of vendors there with their crafts, jewelry, even doggie-clothing; they had all sorts of creative gifts for sale, and raffle prizes too.  The biggest thrill of the event was, of course, Santa!!!

Some kids were so excited to see Santa!

But of course some were terrified...

Some even made Santa special Christmas cards and pictures on construction paper!

Even I couldn't resist telling Santa what I wanted for Christmas.  I mean, I obviously HAD to be on the "Nice" list, right?! 

Thanks for trusting me with this project too Ms. Paula! You and your dance programs rock! :) Here's one just for you...