The privilege and joy of grandparenthood includes performances of all types, depending on the grandangel’s talent. Fortunately for me, my Texas grandangels inherited nothing from me, and everything from my great-aunt Sister Rita Estelle. Sister Estelle taught piano at the Catholic University in Washington for five decades, and gave performances for the family until she passed at 103! My poor parents sent me to piano lessons for 6 years, but you might as well be teaching a turnip. I’m so in awe of anyone who has musical talent, mainly because I have zero. My Texas son, Tres, has been a talented drummer for several decades as well, so the grandangels were able to inherit what I couldn’t give. It made their performances sweeter, and the duet together was an amazing bonus:)

As if musical talent wasn’t enough, the dance recital proved to be even more awe-inspiring. You guessed it, I was as clumsy as they come, but my daughter-in-law Laura makes up for it with a natural grace in her everyday movements. This year was particularly impressive, as the choreography was more entertaining than you would expect for elementary-aged ballerinas. The ballet performance depicted butterflies trying desperately to avoid the butterfly catcher. He was a brave young man among all those pretty ballerinas, and graceful too. The second performance was a contemporary dance showing the importance of helping each other on a typical Texas rainy day. Lots of umbrella twirling at its finest. Kudos to their dance teacher for such incredible choreography.

After such incredible performances, the family gathered with roses for the girls, and some much-needed relax time in the pool More than anything they wanted mermaid swimsuits. You know this Mamou couldn’t wait to see them in their favorite costumes. Can’t wait to see what next year looks like!