Friday, May 18, 2012

Open House 2012

Open House means another school year is about to come to a close.
YES!!
No school means I won't be packing lunches for 11 weeks and Luke is off work for 7 weeks.
I am ready!
Of course. it also means my children have grown another year. I don't know how I feel about that. I do believe I am one of those parents who would be okay if my children stayed 4 or 5 years old forever. It seems like a good age to me! :)
Unfortunately, Open House at Luke's school was on the same night...so I had to take the kids solo.
Our first stop before Open House was Jamba Juice. Tubbs likes to put on a show for everyone while he waits for his beverage. Wiggy is always easily entertained by his antics.
We got a lousy parking space, as usual, and made the trek to Tubbs' classroom first. This picture below is some of my favorite stuff. I like to see their self portraits and how they answer questions. I know it's highly educational stuff. Haha.




Next stop, Bubba's class. So much to see.
This year Bubba's class made missions in class, we just had to send materials. He really liked it...but most of all I am glad it's changed since I was in 4th grade. I remember having to build a mission at home! It was more like a project for my mom and dad. So, I thougjt it was nice they did it in class with a team of kids. Each group had 4-5 kids in it.



I cannot say enough about his teacher this year. I really loved his 3rd grade teacher and this year was equally as fabulous. She was so patient! I think that is what his teachers need most....patience. Bubba has been diagnosed with ADHD and he needs to be redirected. Mrs. Leppke just loved him...and it warmed my heart. Another mom, who helped out in the classroom every week, shared with me conversations she had with her about Bubba. She said always had compliments and positive things to say. She was a great teacher for us this year and we couldn't have asked for anything more. I look forward to Tubbs having her in two years.




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That Stop Wasn't On My Itinerary....

So the Hogue's made it to Florida for our first official family vacation. It was Sawyer's first plane ride....and Simon's first plane ride that he can remember. We were excited....the boys were stoked. We had everything we needed! But it seems that Sawyer packed something with him that wasn't on our checklist: a big case of pneumonia. Yes, the little fella made it almost one whole day in Florida before he started heading downhill fast. Our 2nd day in Orlando we were in the Urgent Care south of Cocoa Beach. (By the way, to see a doctor more quickly, it helps if you vomit all over the waiting room in front of the receptionist. Little tip for ya) After chest x-rays they advised us to head to the ER in Melbourne, where they eventually admitted him to the hospital. So, we had 3 night deluxe accommadations at the Holmes Regional Medical Center. The little whipper snapper was a trooper though! The nurses loved him, thankfully, and made us all feel right at home. We were going to send postcards out with pictures of the hospital since we spent 40% of our trip there...but they didn't have any. Imagine that!Hmmm.....maybe its something they should consider.

Florida 2008