Big Girl Ballet and Family Visit

We've had a busy week! Of course Tuesday was the Texas primary, so that was all very exciting to watch how it turned out. We got out to vote, but didn't make it to the caucus at night (not a good idea with three little kids) and we were glad we stayed home since people were still in lines early into Wed morning! Thursday night Mom and Natalie went to see the Houston Ballet perform Cinderella. It was very exciting and we had a great time. Natalie was so good and she stayed awake for the entire performance (it was a late night - we left the theatre around 10:20 pm - good thing we don't live far!!). During the intermissions(there were three!!!), Natalie went through the program and asked each performer's name. She then referred to them by name at later times in the evening. At one point she looked around and commented that there were a lot of Mommies and little girls there. The next ballet trip will have to be Dad's turn. We had more excitement on Friday when Grandma Phyllis, (Great!)Aunt Anne, and (Great!)Gram arrived for a visit. Natalie and Owen were very excited when we picked them up from school. We stayed in and relaxed on Friday night, and on Saturday, Grandma, Gram, and Anne stayed home with Henry while we carted Natalie and Owen off to ballet and Gymboree. Natalie and Owen (and Henry too) got their Easter baskets from Grandma Phyllis and Grandpa Tom, and they were very excited about their chirping chicks and especially their light-up egg spinners (which are a lot of fun to take in the dark bathroom!!). We had dinner out on Saturday night, then we took it easy on Sunday. The ladies left on Monday morning. It was a great visit and we all enjoyed it. Now we are getting ready for a trip to New York this weekend. It will be interesting flying with three kids....