Ballet Season Finale

Yesterday was a busy day around here as we had two big events marking the end of a couple of our weekly commitments (for now), ballet and cubscouts.Actually, this whole week has been incredibly busy and I have tons of pictures, but this post is all about ballet :)

The fun started Friday with a dress rehearsal. This is a huge production and I'm always amazed at how well everything goes. Miss Sandy knows what she's doing :)

My dad surprised us about an hour before it was time to leave so he had the opportunity to see her in her costume.

 Then came the big day!

Meemaw Diana joined us :)

The second we arrived at the "Green Room" she found friends :)

So sweet! Mackenzie, Megan, and two of Margot's girls, Erin, and Paige. Lindy was already in the backstage area getting ready for her first number. 

Then the performances began:

 The girls were so pretty! They looked like fairy princesses. What more could a girl ask for?

All the dancers did a great job! It was a really good show! Margot, thank you so much for introducing us to Miss Sandy! We have loved every minute of it. And your girls did a fantastic job! I can't wait to get the DVD so Megan can see :)

 After she performed, we were off to Nicholas' cubscout graduation!

 But not before one last surprise from a doting sister ;)

In the car on the way to Nick's graduation, Megan held tight to those precious flowers and said many times how they were her favorite color and her favorite flower. Finally my mom said, "She must know you well!" and to that Megan replied, "She's my sister." That might have been my favorite part :) 

Family

It looks like a busy day, and it was, but also very relaxing. There was much going on but at our own pace which is really important when there are little ones to consider :)

Todd's parents joined us for our egg hunt and Easter dinner. It was great having everyone here! Of course in this house that means....photo op! My dad says these have to be the most photographed kids in the world. I told him he should meet my friends ;)

A couple of pictures with my mom and dad.

And Todd's mom and dad.

Enjoying a few treats from Grandma Judy:

After dinner, Todd's dad brought in another treat for the kids. The start of a coin collection! He had a whole bucket of pennies and three collector books. The kids had a ball looking through the pennies and discovering the things about them that make them unique. We definitely have a house full of treasure hunters :)

It was the perfect day; a wonderful worship service, beautiful weather, yummy food, and a house full of family :)

Hunting for Treasure

Yes, I'm blogging instead of getting school work done! I'll pay for this later ;) Continuing on...

Our kids hunt twice. Right after church, they have a treasure hunt for their baskets. This year, it started at the door:

 And went all over the place inside and out ;)

Success!

There's only a few carefully selected pieces of candy in their baskets as we don't eat tons of it around here, but they do get a few goodies :) and a few other treats as well!

 My dad came to town Saturday so it was a very nice treat that my parents could join us early for church. They got a big kick out of our treasure hunt; watching the kids run around deciphering clues and had fun teasing Kristen that she still participates ;) Hey, she got earrings, a pair of flipflops, and a Starbucks gift card out of it, of course she participates! She knows a good thing :) (although she mostly trails around behind the littler ones ;))