April School Age Spotlight – Osa Cameron


Meet Osa! She is 11 years old and says the three best words to describe her are funny, colorful, and kind! Osa loves drawing, swinging on the swings in Springtime, Barbi Dolls, and getting to answer questions during school! She is working hard at learning to swim and turning her head to breath! Osa says she LOVES ice cream and could eat it for a whole week straight!!  




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