Lexi's verse for the week:

Be Kind , one to a mother! - gotta love it!!!!

Definitely - always be kind to your mother!

I have so neglected my blog!

For my few family and friends who read my blog - I am so sorry!

I will update a few things here since the last time.

Lexi turned 2 - ugggh - the terrible two's began long before this! (looks are VERY deceiving!)



Devon was the ring bearer in Kevin's Cousin Kaila's wedding - he cried down the aisle - what fun!



Kevin and I celebrated 6 years (has it only been 6? :) - hehehe) as of yesterday. (i hate my hair in this pic - it was so humid and it just flopped!)



I am still working at home selling Mary Kay Cosmetics on ebay as a liquidator - but I have gotten back into my coupon/refunding frenzie - tons of free stuff at Walgreens and CVS, I just can't pass those up!
I am so excited to be sharing these deals with the ladies at my church. I hope to have a little seminar to pass on my money saving tips so that they too can benefit from all the really cool and FREEBIE deals out there!

Our ladies retreat is this coming weekend for our church - I'm so excited!
Hopefully the kids won't kill Kevin or he won't kill them! If it doesn't kill them, it will be good for them!

NEW PICS ADDED AT BOTTOM OF BLOG!

Almost forgot to blog about our trip to the Aquarium!

Yes, I know - Kevin never likes to look at the camera!

On Februrary 22nd, we all (us and Dani) went downtown Chicago to the Shedd Aquarium for Devon's late birthday present! We had been planning to go in February and that week was free - you know me and FREE!!! Well, we did have to pay for the Coral reef, lizard section and the dolphin show (don't waste your money on the dolphin show - but the reef was AMAZING!)


I don't know when I've seen Devon so excited! He just kept wanting to move from one tank to another saying "and more", "and more!" "and MORE!" Once he got to a tank we had to make him stay and actually look at some of the fish. When he did that - he got really excited.

Lexi was a little nervous walking out over the plexi-glass (sp?) floor over the sting rays!

We had a great (LONG) day!

Blue Man Group

For Kevin's Christmas present - I got tickets for us to go see "Blue Man Group" in downtown Chicago. We went last night and boy was it tons of fun!
I can't believe all the outrageous stuff they do without saying a single word! At one point in the show, they went to the back of the theatre - way up top - and pulled out about 30 rolls of giant toilet paper looking rolls and then started unrolling them and the audience just pulls it over their heads and passes it to the person in front of them. All the while there are stobe lights and black lights shining - definitely enough to give you a headache - but it was a blast!

We sat in the 5th row - dead center - in the poncho section (to protect your clothes from who knows what). There were twinkies flying around, colored water, paint, cereal - all kinds of stuff. None hit us, but you can't be too careful!

They don't let you take pictures in the theatre (BUMMER) - so we did get 2 outside in the lobby!

Yea!!! - My gift was a hit! :)

My kids are lucky to be alive!

Well - they are alive still - even though their Aunt Dani wanted to strangle them!

Devon and Lexi went to Devon's room to play and within a few minutes of quietness, Dani went to check on them and found that Devon had taken a NEW, BIG bottle of baby powder and "sprinkled" (I use that term loosely) the powder all over himself, Lexi, his room, toy boxes - EVERYTHING!
And while he was doing that, Lexi pulled down the NEW tub of baby wipes and proceeded to pull all 200 of them out and all over the floor!

Needless to say, I get a phone call (I was at Target) of what a problem Dani had!!!

I wish now we had photos - I laugh just thinking of the mental photos. Dani was not impressed at the time, but is back to hugging them again - finally!

Can't leave them alone for a second - but the good news is - My house smells quite nice (though there is a light film all over everything - YES I DID DUST!)

Our Little "Princess"

Oh if they were only this cute and clean all the time!

Happy 3rd Birthday Devon!

Well on Feb 1st - Devon had his 3rd birthday!

WOW - where has time gone by. It feels like just last week that I went thru 2 whole days of inducement, only to have a C-section.

He is now in big people's church on Sunday nights - well he made it last night until the invitation. When it was time to stand and sing, he wasn't done drawing.
Oh well, not too bad for first time.

We are hoping to go to the Shedd Aquarium in downtown Chicago - it's just been so crazy here!
More pics later for that!