Vestar Branch Club members channel their creativity as they work on an art project, part of the Club’s ongoing efforts to inspire and nurture young artists. OFFICE DOORS Monday to talk about what’s happening in the coming week and how we can work together. I visit our nine Clubs as much as I can. I also take potential donors and board members on tours of the Club and try to time these tours when kids are there. Even though it’s controlled chaos, you see how excellent our staff are at working with the kids, how we keep the kids safe and how they’re having fun. 7 P.M. >> SCHEDULING PRIORITIES Because of my work calendar, my wife and I have planned activities together every week. We’ve been married 39 years, and I want to make sure I don’t take her for granted. We ride our bikes 14 miles roundtrip on Sunday mornings to get coffee. Tuesday is dinner and a movie night and Friday is officially dinner night, when we try to find new restaurants throughout the Valley. And every Saturday night, we watch our grandsons for our son and daughter-in-law because we know how tough it is to have little kids. I’m kind of a creature of habit! To learn more, go to bgcs.org . Ballet Arizona dancers. Photos by Michael Higgins and Tzu-Chia Huang. THE NUTCRACKER December 6 – 24, 2024 with The Phoenix Symphony at Symphony Hall Tickets: balletaz.org 602.381.1096 Join Ballet Arizona for the Valley’s favorite holiday tradition.

FRONTDOORS MAGAZINE | 43 A 2ND ACT How Kyle and Sammy Pratt built a holiday wonderland BY JULIE COLEMAN Many wonderful stories begin with “Once upon a time.” It creates a sense of wonder, imagination, adventure and magic. The story of Kyle and Sammy Pratt, owners and creators of Pratt Brothers Christmas, does all this and so much more. The Pratt brothers’ story began at a young age when their parents established the tradition of going to Disneyland every year during the holidays. “As we got older, Kyle and I started falling in love with the magic of Disneyland during the Christmas season,” Sammy said. Kyle and Sammy would return from Disneyland with the goal of recreating at their home what they had seen. “We didn’t have a Matterhorn or Space Mountain at our house, but we could put on a show in our front yard and have people come and enjoy it with their families,” Kyle said. Starting with one light strand in 2015, the Pratt brothers Daring to Dream The Pratt brothers’ love for the holidays goes all the way back to childhood, when Kyle ( left ) and Sammy ( right ) sat on Santa’s lap at the Disneyland Hotel.