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.

GT in Germany

Hannah is part of a special Gifted and Talented group called Oddessey of the Mind. She had the chance to compete with a team of 8 in Gilenkierken Germany. They created a play and participated in a question and answer session. Over all her group took second. We rode there with her teacher, Mr. Larsen. He was a great tour guide and showed us how to get through five different countires in one day. On our way home we stopped in Brugge Beligum and enjoyed dinner, Beligum waffles and some super sweet chocolates.

Lion King in London

Hampton and I had the chance to go to on a great field trip with Lakenheath Middle School. The day started out at the British Museum. There we saw some great artifacts from around the world. Hampton and his buddies took me on the fast tour and couldn't wait to get to the gift shop. There they found some awesome knight figures for only 2 pounds. They were so proud of themselves for finding such a good deal. Next we went to "Lion King" Musical. Wow! It was awesome. The singers and costumes were amazing. I would reccomend it to anyone. I loved being with my buddy Hampton. He is such a sweet kid and made sure to stay with me even when his buddies were interested in something else.