Hero Award!

Today Carmen received the "Centennial Stars Hero" award at a school assembly. They give awards to Scholars, Achievers & Heros every quarter and they make a big deal out of it--it is really neat. They get a medal with a star on it and a certificate. We were notified about a week beforehand but the students are not aware that they are receiving an award until their name is called (or they see their parents sitting in the back of the gym)--so it's a surprise to them. The principal presents the award and says a small blurb about why that student deserves it. Triston received the Scholar award last year in 2nd grade as he did exceptionally well on his MAPS testing towards the end of the year. And now, Carmen received it today because according to her teacher she is always willing to help out the other kids at her table, is respectful, responsible, and a great role model. Exactly what every parent wants to hear!!! We're 2 for 2 so we're boasting with pride!!

First Post!

Hello guests... I thought maybe since this is kind of the newest 'in' thing to do maybe I'd try my hand (or more like my keyboard) at it! I have always wanted to make a family website but just never took the time to construct one...so here it is! This was actually almost to easy to get going!! We have most of our relatives who live out of town and this way I can put forth a better effort to keep everyone up with what we are doing! I know I love to read up on what others are up to--makes me realize our family isn't as strange and out of control as I thought! And of course, this is right up my alley since I'm the computer geek in the family--I should of had one of these a long time ago!
Things are busy as usual in our household now that our summer vacations are over and school is in full swing. It's amazing to me the amount of homework a 3rd grader has! Triston is in 3rd grade, Carmen in Kindergarten and Larkin gets her special time with Daddy, Grandma or Lori during the week while the kids are away at school. I will try to post some recent pictures and I hope that I can keep up the current information about all of us on our official family website here! Welcome Everyone!!