Happy Easter!

Wow...it has been a while since my last post. We have been crazy busy....now lets see if I can remember what we have been up to!
I'll start with my spring break...... During my spring break...which was the week after Kayla's 6th birthday on the 5th of March (that I forgot to post about), was Kayla's student of the week, week! I was really excited that my spring break fell during her special week. Scott, Scott's mom, Clara and I was able to have lunch with her on several days during the week. Grandma Sandy was scheduled to have lunch too but Kayla ended up getting an ear infection and had to go to the doctor. The picture below is with her poster of pictures that we made! We had a great week!


At the end of my break we had our first big party in the shed! We celebrated Kayla's 6th and Kyle's 4th Birthdays! Kyle's Birthday was on the 27th! This was their first big party and a good excuse to be able to have everyone over at the shed at once! I think it went well! All were in attendance except uncle Doug......prior arrangements with the bars i think....(Shriner's night).

Thanks to Gary J., Zach, Steve, Dawn, Nate, Josie, & Ben for helping us get the shed ready for the big party......we look forward to having more gatherings!!!

Since then, I have been studying a lot..... which is what I will be doing most of Easter weekend :(

I can see the end......it is near!

Wishing you all a Blessed Easter! I sure hope the Easter Bunny finds you all! This Easter bunny almost forgot it was Easter! (But all is good and everyone will be happy) I just hope our Easter Bunny isn't stressed out and grouchy by the time Easter morning rolls around!!

Happy Easter!

Ang

Update

I know it's been a while since my last post, we have been so busy!

So I'll start by saying that Kayla lost her second tooth on bottom a few weeks ago. Again, she pulled it out all by herself at school;) I took a picture but I accidentally deleted it. sorry!

Next up, most of you know this by now (if your a facebook friend) But about 3 days after we got home from Cancun my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He was scheduled to have surgery to remove it on Wednesday March 3rd. The surgery went well and he is recovering just fine. He should be coming home today!

And then, Saturday, March 6th we had my brother Ken & Carrie's wedding reception. It was a great time! As most all Meinhart weddings are! I took a few pictures!

Yesterday Kayla and I went to Effingham to see grandpa in the hospital and they we all went to Uncle Ken's and Aunt Carries to eat leftovers from the wedding and open presents!

On the agenda this week....Kayla is student of the week! Thanks!

Susan G. & Susan M. were having a great time also!

I'm not sure who took my camera from me but they got a great picture of me! Thanks!

I LOVE Kayla's dress! She was so Cute!!!!

Our kids had so much fun dancing and running around!

Grandma and Her Grand-daughters!

Someone came to visit last night...

It was the toothfairy....yip, Kayla lost her first tooth yesterday at Linda's. she pulled it out all by herself! That wounderful tooth fairy brought her $1.

Everyone is now home from Mexico...the last 2 couples came home yesterday. So we are all home safe and sound!

Riu Yucatan Resort in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

Okay, I'll give you a quick run down of the trip:

Friday we flew out of St. Louis at 7 and arrive in Cancun at the hotel at around 11:30-12:00 just in time for dinner! We walked around and checked things out and took a walk on the beach.....then it rained....POURED. So we went to the bar!~ (that seemed to happen a lot on this trip---the going to the bar part) We sat around and visited with mom and dad and ken and Carrie for a while, and watched a drinking contest :) that evening we had dinner then went to the bar......
Saturday, Scott and I took a walk "downtown" to site see and get some gifts for the kids. Then headed back for my massage at noon. Then we got ready for the wedding. BEAUTIFUL!!!! I misplaced my camera right before the wedding but found it just in time for the pictures on the beach! After all the pictures, we changed into beach attire and played a few games of volleyball....per the brides request! We matched up with some HOT guys from Argentina..... to play a few matches! GROVE/USA team fell short but all had a GREAT time! Lots of drinks was had in that couple of hours.(uuhhmmm Anita). We finished our game just in time to get to the reception. The dinner was great and the cake was to! The best man and maid of honor made excellent speeches! Only one of the quest was unable to make it to dinner due to the content of alcohol that was inhaled:) (name mentioned above;) It was quite chilly out so we all went back to the rooms to change and headed to the bar ;) That was a late night!!!!! It was a great time!!!! Mom and Dad got in on some shots along with EVERYONE else! Saturday was an AWESOME day!
Sunday was a day of relaxation..... or maybe just because everyone had such a good time the night before.......So many stories....so many laughs.....loving the memories!
We went to visit Senior Frogs (not sure on the spelling) GREAT BAR....what happens in Mexico stays in Mexico ;)

I can't wait for the reception on the 6th to share all the details with the rest of our family and friends! Here are a few pictures.... I should get some more from Carrie in the next couple of weeks. So enjoy these for now......I gota go do some laundry:) back to reality!

Phi Theta Kappa Member

Last week I recieved a letter in the mail from OCC stating that I am elegible to be a Phi Theta Kappa Member...due to my scholarly success! LOL So I guess i'm going to join because it will look very good on my resume. All I have to do after induction is simply maintain a GPA of 3.25!

I feel......scholarly! LOL

Sledding and a new due!

Sunday, Scott took the kids sledding here are some of the pictures.

Kayla
Kayla

Kyle

We have been talking about cutting Kayla's hair for a couple of days, so tonight we did it. We LOVE it!

Before

After

Thanks for reading!

Back to normal tomorrow

Well, tomorrow is back to school for everyone....... I'm not looking forward to it. I'm not ready for all the stress that comes with it. I am looking forward to taking my lunch everyday and eating healthy. I hope that I can get up early every morning so that I can get my exercise in.
Today, I worked on farm books all day so that I can have them ready for our tax appointment. So that's one last thing I won't have to worry about during school. Scott took the kids sledding today....Kayla liked it....Kyle didn't. They would go sledding for a bit them go into the shed and warm up in front of the heater then go sledding some more. They did this 3 or 4 times. They even got some hot chocolate once. I did get some deep cleaning done in my kitchen yesterday. I think I have the house clean enough for me to ignore it for 6 more months. LOL I really don't have a decent break off school until August. Pray for my kids the next few months.......mom gets kinda grouchy when I get stressed out. I'm going to try extra hard to have better patience with them and Scott. Wish me luck!

Fundraising..

Yes again......the OCC Radiography club is doing a fundraiser. This time we are selling Celebrating Home. If you are interested leave me a comment and I can get back to you. We are suppose to hand these in on Monday. I know I didn't give you much time.

Dips are $14.00

Cookies are desserts are $12.00

Soy Candles are $15.00

Bags are $8.00 and $10.00

These candles are $10.00



Thanks for looking!

ALVIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The sunday before Christmas we had our celebration with my mom's side of the family. My grandma gives her great-grandchildren a $10 gift. So with careful consideration (input from us) mom decided to give the kids gift cards to the movie theater in Effingham. Although the gifts were not fun to open and play with they did however have fun at the movie! We took all the kids to see Alvin and the Chipmunk's today! They all really enjoyed the movie!

Back row:

Zack, Nate

Middle:

Kayla, Brooke, Josie

Kyle, Marc, Ben

Thanks to Dawn, Julie and mom for going today, we really enjoyed it!

45 Days...

and I'll be here!!!!

Riu Yucatan!!!!