Hannah and Blue Peter

Hannah had the opportunity to be chosen to be in a British Television show called "Blue Peter." It is one of the world's longest running children's television shows. She did a segment called "What it's like to be me." They filmed what is it like to be an American Military Child living in England. The show will be aired April 29th.

They filmed her all day doing things that a typical American Child would do living on a Military Base. They started at home with our family. Then filmed her at school with her class doing the pledge of Allegence. They also filmed her at the store, at Burger King, at the dental clinic with her Dad and rollarskating with her friends.

We are so proud of our little Hannah. She did a great job and didn't complain one bit. (It was a very tiring day.) It gave us a great appreciation for movie stars and all the work that goes into a show.

Here is the link to the television show in case to want to check it out on April 30th. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/.

At the bus stop

Hannah talked about how she has to carry a bus pass to get on the bus and to enter the base.

Outside the school

Here's Hannah's introduction to school

Hannah's Big Debut

Here is Hannah doing a line at school. She talked about how they don't wear school uniforms to class.

Sunny London

Friday Hampton and Jarom had the day off, so we all decided to head to London. What an amazing day it turned out to be. The sun was shinning and the air was clear. (Not too common for London.) We took advantage of the clear skies and took a ride on the London Eye. We loved the view. Afterwards we had a picnic in St. James park, complete with blossom covered trees and daffodils. Then, we went to the War Time Tunnels and Winston Churchill Museum. It was amazing to think that this is where Winston Churchill had been and saved England from destruction.

Our day continued on walking through beautiful spring time flowers and to Buckingham Palace. We saw the famous guards. The day ended with the musical "Greece" at Piccadilly Circus. What an wonderful day. What beautiful weather. What a great time with the family. We are blessed to live in a beautiful country.

Hayden's Basketball Season

We discovered a new talent in Hayden. He loves basketball. Hayden just finished up a season of basketball with the youth center. We saw a fire light up in him. He has hustle and a way to move around the court like few his age. According to "his" records (they didn't keep score) his team was undefeated. The day of the final awards ceremony, Hayden came down the stairs wearing a shirt that said, "Congratulations you have been beaten by the best." We love our little basketball star.

Student of the Quarter

Hampton has had a great experience at Lakenheath Middle School. To our surprise, we receieved a call from his teacher to find out he was chosen as one of the five students of the quarter. He also earned at 4.0 for the second quarter in a row. We are so proud of him and love to watch him work so hard. We love you Hampton.