Easter

We had a nice Easter, although it was a little chilly and wet (compared to temps earlier in the week!). Natalie and Owen have settled into their new school very well. It's great - they have a lot of outside time (especially Natalie - she eats outside just about everyday in addition to regular play time), and Owen has moved up into doing more structured things like circle time and music (which he LOVES!). We can't wait to be in the new house because we will be 3 blocks from school! They both had an Easter egg hunt at school on Thursday, and they both came home with tons of eggs and treats in their cute handmade baskets. Dad, Nat, and Owen were off on Friday (Mom was not), but we managed to get out of the apartment in the afternoon to go look at new furniture (and fun stuff like that that the kids really enjoy), get some new clothes, and go to dinner. The kids also got some goodies from Grandma Phyllis and Grandpa Tom, and they have been enjoying their new books and animals. There are now more animals on Natalie's bed than there is room for her! The weather deteriorated on Friday night. We went to the Houston Children's Museum on Saturday and Natalie and Owen had a blast!!! Mom forgot the camera, so there are no pics, but we got a family membership, so we will definitely be back and get pics then. We had a really hard time getting the kids to leave. On Sunday morning, we had an indoor egg hunt, and the Easter Bunny left some goodies for everybody. Natalie was a more efficient egg hunter than Owen (he was still waking up), but he had some help from Dad. Mom and Dad also dragged Nat and Owen to get a new washer and dryer (more fun for them!).

It was back to the new routine on Monday, although yesterday the package finally arrived (after a whole ordeal with UPS) from Grandma Laura and Grandpa Roger with more Easter goodies. So those should keep the kids entertained until we move into the new house this weekend. We close tomorrow, and our stuff will be delivered on Friday. Yay!!!