By Contributing Mama Jordana Bales
This week, I had the opportunity to check out Christmas in August at Rockefeller Center. My girls enjoyed the tour and posing with the Rockettes…
What? That’s not a Rockette?! I thought she was a little too quiet. Okay, here are the real Rockettes…
At lunch, I was all set to bribe the girls to eat with the reward of decorating cupcakes (courtesy of the yummy Magnolia bakery) but the chicken fingers and mini-burgers were so yummy that bribes were unnecessary. My daughter Lila’s only complaint was no ketchup. That girl eats ketchup with a spoon.
After lunch, the show began outside in front of Rockefeller Center. Introduced by Santa Claus, the amazingly beautiful and talented Rockettes performed. At the end of their set, they called all the children with Santa hats up to the front to be part of the “Million Kicks Across America.”
Ava just happened to have her Santa hat with her (either that or it was in the goodie bag) and joined. After Ava bounded over the police barrier and grabbed the Rockette nearest her, I realized that children had their own designated area and were not actually supposed to be part of the kick line.
But it made for an amazing photo.
Too bad that we’re Jewish or else that would be our Christmas Card. Kelcey is definitely considering using it for her Christmas card.
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kelcey kintner
That is an awesome photo. And I am so jealous Christmas in New York in August sounds great.
That is so cool! What a great memory to have. I always wanted to be a Rockette…
Cool photo! Guess your daughter’s not exactly the shy type, huh? 😉
LOL! From one blonde Jew to another I died when I saw that pic and your comment! You make me laugh daily and I am so happy I found The Mouthy Housewives and your blog. Thank you.
My favorite post of yours was with the picture of the full piece spanx – peed my pants a little when I saw that get up bc I remember buying my first pair of spanx after baby #1!
How wonderful Jordana. That foto is worth a million!!!!!! Every drama queen can enjoy that image!
I love the fact that everyone is wearing sleeveless tops in the “snow.”
Your girls really making the scene! First they are dancing with a local Jazz ensemble now this!
I hope you’re saving up for dance classes. And I’ll have a wallet size, please.
On a recent trip to new orleans we saw a tee shirt that said “I PUT KETCHUP ON MY KETCHUP”. I almost got it for my husband!
What a thrill! Fantastic story and photo!
that photo is priceless- you have to use it…how about a birthday invitation? :-}
Great pictures! How high can she kick now?
Brings back fond memories of you singing at family Bar Mitzvahs, dancing to a juke box (really a cigarette machine) at a pizza place, and singing your heart out in Staples H.S. production of “Gypsy” when you were 8 or 9.
Great pictures! Your girls are adorable (in pictures and in person). xoxo
ha! what a great photo w/your lil girl and the Rockettes!! such cute kiddos. Man do I miss NYC! We’ve been stuck in the stix for a few years…thinking of moving back, and your super fab blog just brings me home again. Keep up the awesomeness!!