After opening gifts we enjoyed a LONG ride around the city, then a delicious meal!

Christmas day...Cate finally got a phone!

We loved watching Cate dance at the Plaza Theater!

and an Arabian!

Cate was a snow maiden...

Nutcracker wasn't over.  Cate and friends were part of the Russian Nutcracker performed by the Moscow Ballet.

The winter solstice was celebrated with friends.

Winter holiday concert by Sierra Middle School

Part of the fun was just hanging out with friends.

Cate was a mouse and party scene child in the Las Cruces School of Dance and Music Nutcracker.

Car rides to Alamogordo - rehearsing for the Nutcracker performance at the Flickenger

The holiday season began.