Morticia, yes they are cute! It is great for them all to sit together at the table.
People did that even just 10 years ago, all the time, and still should if they are kind to each other, and it seems like your kids are, Kay.
You live in Michigan except when your husband was stationed in Texas, right?
I have traveled to Texas and love the vibe in Austin, and we love Michigan in summer, as in the vibe, and a campus for performing arts there if one wants to learn there.
The only downside of the Michigan performing-arts campus is how cold the winters are…campuses involve more time outdoors than your average person is out there, too, as if being in the suburbs instead of a campus wouldn’t be hard enough during those winters.