Kids On Spring Break

Going to the dentist…not the best way to kick of spring break, don't ya think? The dentist called to reschedule the girls' checkups the first morning of spring break. Randy had 30 minutes to get all three kids ready and out the door. Randy took vacation on Friday to spend the day with the kids. I was so jealous because I had to work. Fortunately, I was able to meet them after work at the Levee to see "How to Train a Dragon" in 3-D…highly recommended by the whole Ossege family. Lexus and Kimberly were so excited to pick out new earrings at Claire's. I was soooo excited to buy 2 dresses for our trip to LAS VEGAS!!!!You heard me right! Randy and I are headed to Vegas for 4 whole days in April during my spring break…which is only 11 days away! We plan to visit the casinos, Hoover Dam, Red Rock Canyon and see a Vegas show. Thank you to my mom and sister who are making this possible by watching the kids for us.

Last week, we finally got the CALL…Randy's buck was ready. I picked it up for him and must admit, I felt really silly driving around with it seat belted into the front seat like a person. It found a home on the living room wall and looks pretty good. Lexus played her last indoor game on the BIG field last week too. She was so tired afterwards.

We cheered on Chad Ochocinco tonight as we watched him on Dancing with the Stars. Hopefully, he will get a chance to do better next week.

T.G.F.G {Thank Goodness For Grandmas} The girls' room recently looked like a tornado blew through it, but now looks FABULOUS!!! Grandma and all three kids cleaned, sorted toys, and arranged books, etc…so you can see the floor. Thank you grandma, we really appreciate it!

Photos Galore!!!

Halleluiah!!! We have a new camera! It has been awful not having a reliable camera for the last couple months. If you know me, my camera is just an extension of my arm. I can't live without it and carry it everywhere (never know when a photo op will pop-up). The new camera has all the bells and whistles and even a touch screen menu. (Speaking of cameras) I finally was able to download pics from the old camera to my laptop. I have included some in this post; hope you enjoy them. Of course, I had to use my new camera right away. We took the kids to the Museum center to see the new GOLD exhibit and Children's Museum…see how fun we had J

So, let's go back 3 weeks to Kimberly's Kindergarten Circus. You may remember I told you she was a "Hula-Hoopster" and did her routine to Elvis Presley's " ". She was FABULOUS and brilliantly entertaining! She had all of us cracking up as she waved and blew kisses to all her adoring fans like a true star…such a ham! <

Randy celebrated his 33^rd birthday on March 5^th. Since he was out of town, we sent him a birthday care package full of love and goodies. Then, we surprised him by driving 4 hours to spend the weekend with him. (YES! I was temporarily insane to drive 4 hours with 3 kids all by myself) but it was totally worth it for us all to be together and celebrate our favorite person! That same weekend we attended the twin's {Jacob & Josie} baptism. I was soooo honored to be Jacob's godmother! Now, I just need to have someone e-mail me pictures of it (darn old camera).

Lexus and Kimberly got to show off at school when we attended Open House last Tuesday. I was beaming with pride as they showed me samples of their work in the regular classroom and Art class. They double "WOW"ed us this past Friday bringing home EXCELLENT report cards. Lexus had all A's and one B+, plus she is up to 211 AR pts. She really loves the "Percy Jackson and The Olympians" books; she is on the 2^nd one now. Kimberly doesn't get letter grades, but her teacher shared her Successmaker results with us. She is on a 1^st grade- 2^nd month Reading level and 1^st grade- 5^th month Math level. She has been reading starter books to us at home and doing a great job.

Everyone is itching for Spring Break; hope the weather cooperates when it gets here.

P.S. LOVING the new neighbors! They know how to park both cars in the driveway {my biggest pet peeve about our street} You rock Keri & Bo! (plus they are great peeps!Two BB from outside my classroom; pretty proud of the "Cat in the Hat" I painted.

Think SPRING!

Here's to hoping spring is just around the corner! Our whole family is ready for some cheerier weather and to get outside again. I tried to create a colorful header and sidebars to invoke spring-like thoughts as the dreaded gloom lurks out the window. Yes, I know the family pic is from Christmas, but I have two perfectly good reasons why: 1. Our camera is still on the fritz 2. I have no pics of Randy and me, we don't get out much (remember that elusive date night) or a good pic of the three kids. Maybe, next month will bring us back up to date.

Keeping my fingers crossed we can go a whole week of school without a snow day…still can't believe we had one last Thursday. A wrecking ball came through our house this weekend in the form of a 2 year old little cutie pie named Austin. The damage path included a broken napkin holder, spilled flower vase & cup of tea, dumped box of baking soda, bag of popcorn & twice dumped container of cinnamon/sugar. We are getting some awesome new neighbors in two weeks; our friends Bo & Keri plus their two kids Aiden & Gracie. Their family will be a great addition to the neighborhood...we are so excited! We just love how many kids are on our street; always lots of fun going on.

Kimberly was in the Moyer Kindergarten Circus on Thursday! She was a Hula Hoopster and wore the cutest little costume. Her group hula hooped to Elvis' "Rock-A-Hula Baby". It was a fabulous (at times hilarious) show. Best of all Randy made it home to watch Kimberly in the circus. I have tons of pics and an awesome video of her group. I will try to post them ASAP once I get them off the camera. Not much else to report, we've been pretty boring lately, just hanging around the house. Well, I need to go back and delete some unwanted things on previous blog posts.I will leave you with another fabulous artwork created by Lexus…ENJOY!